Bibliograph

Guidebook to the constellations, Phil Simpson

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Label

Guidebook to the constellations, Phil Simpson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Guidebook to the constellations

Nature of contents

handbooksbibliography

Oclc number

646114071

Responsibility statement

Phil Simpson

Series statement

Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series

Summary

This handbook is a guide to exploring the classical night sky and its wonderful telescopic sights. All 88 officially recognized constellations are presented in natural groups which are related by their origin and location in the sky. Each group is explained by a fascinating story which tells what each constellation represents, how it appears in the sky, and why the other constellations of the group are close by, or related in some other manner. Some of these stories are classical myths which show how and why ancient cultures saw the constellations as related groups

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1. How to use this book -- Chapter 2. Long tails of two bears -- Chapter 3. Beauty and the beast -- Chapter 4. The hunter and the hunted -- Chapter 5. The assassin and his associates -- Chapter 6. A strongman's struggles -- Chapter 7. Hospitality and homicide -- Chapter 8. The eternal thirst -- Chapter 9. The eagle and its errands -- Chapter 10. The Argonaut's adventure -- Chapter 11. Unbelievable music, unbearable sorrow -- Chapter 12. Leda and her lover -- Chapter 13. Creatures of the Celestial Sea -- Chapter 14. A fatal chariot ride -- Chapter 15. Plancius, the minister turned map maker -- Chapter 16. Keyser and de Houtman, the map maker's apprentices -- Chapter 17. Hevelius, the merchant astronomer -- Chapter 18. Lacaille: Abbe and astronomer

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