The Minard System: The Complete Statistical Graphics of Charles-Joseph Minard: From the Collection of the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees

Rendgen, Sandra

ISBN 10: 1616896337 / ISBN 13: 9781616896331

Published by Princeton Architectural Pr, 2018

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173 pages. 12.50x9.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Minard System: The Complete Statistical Graphics of Charles-Joseph Minard: From the Collection of the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Pr
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616896337
• ISBN 13: 9781616896331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.27 kilograms

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Synopsis

If you have any interest in information graphics, maps, or history, you know of the seminal flow map of Napoleon's 1812 march into Russia by Charles- Joseph Minard, made famous by Edward Tufte, and considered to be one of the most magnificent data graphics ever produced. The Minard System explores the nineteenth-century civil engineer's career and the story behind this masterpiece of multivariate data, as well as sixty of Minard's other statistical graphics reflecting social and economic changes of the Industrial Revolution in Europe and around the world. These stunning drawings are from the collection of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris and have never before been published in their entirety.

About the Author

Sandra Rendgen is an author and editor with a focus on information graphics, interactive media, and the history of information visualization. Based in Berlin, Germany, she studied art history and cultural theory and is the co-author of Information Graphics and Understanding the World: The Atlas of Infographics.