Geographies of Mars seeing and knowing the red planet / K. Maria D. Lane.

Author/creator Lane, K. Maria D.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press,
Descriptionxiii, 266 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Contents Understanding Mars: sensation, science, and geography -- Representing scientific data: cartographic inscription and visual authority -- Representing scientific sites: vision and fieldwork at the mountain observatories -- Representing scientists: heroism, adventure, and the geographical outlook -- Placing the red planet: meanings in the martian landscape -- Toward a cultural geography of Mars: imaginative geography and the superior Martian.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2010021769
ISBN9780226470788 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226470784 (cloth : alk. paper)