Provides three comprehensive full sky map sequences, each including 3-D sterographs, derived from the most accurate distance data available. Includes the results produced by the Hipparcos satellite, which made between 100 and 150 separate observations of more than 100,000 stars to determine their parallax.

This fun, fact-filled book offers children the opportunity to find out what life was like in the early days of aviation. Combining clear, informative prose and striking 3D images of such early planes as the Red Baron's Fokker DR-I triplane and the "Flying Razor," this book invites readers to take a trip back to the days when pilots were daredevils and heroes, and even watching takeoffs was a thrill.

Those who are expecting just another coffee-table book with a few magnificent photographs, are in for a most pleasant surprise.

From the first page, this work brilliantly illuminates mans' struggle to comprehend the subtleties of his world. Some of the most elegant illustrations depict the fantastically abstract manner that various cultures have used to navigate the sea and to map the ground. Of course, the real intrigue of this book derives from the extraordinary three-dimensional photographs that the authors produced and liberally provided--from San Francisco to the Grand Canyon and on to Mars.

For those who trudge through concrete and steel all too often, the Ambroziaks have provided welcome repose with a new lens on creation and all of its grandeur. 

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