The mythology of the night sky: Greek, Roman, and other celestial lore
This book is for amateur astronomers who would like to know the mythology behind the names of astronomical objects in the night sky. It covers the lore and legend behind Ptolemy’s 48 constellations, along with significant asterisms, the planets and their moons, the brightest named asteroids and dwar...
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ftcern:oai:cds.cern.ch:2740552 2023-05-15T16:55:10+02:00 The mythology of the night sky: Greek, Roman, and other celestial lore Falkner, David E 2020 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47694-6 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2740552 eng eng Springer doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47694-6 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2740552 oai:cds.cern.ch:2740552 Astrophysics and Astronomy 2020 ftcern https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47694-6 2021-04-28T00:05:06Z This book is for amateur astronomers who would like to know the mythology behind the names of astronomical objects in the night sky. It covers the lore and legend behind Ptolemy’s 48 constellations, along with significant asterisms, the planets and their moons, the brightest named asteroids and dwarf planets. The revised second edition includes a host of new moons and dwarf planets discovered since 2011. In addition, it now features a new section on major asteroids and their associated myths. While still primarily focused on Greco-Roman mythology, the book now branches out to cover more recently named objects from other cultures, such as Hawaiian, Rapanui, Tongva and Inuit. To assist practical observers, the book gives the location and description of each constellation, including named stars and deep-sky objects. A host of helpful astronomy tips and techniques, as well as a brief introduction to astrophotography, is included to encourage direct observation and imaging of these mythical objects in the night sky. Other/Unknown Material inuit CERN Document Server (CDS) |
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This book is for amateur astronomers who would like to know the mythology behind the names of astronomical objects in the night sky. It covers the lore and legend behind Ptolemy’s 48 constellations, along with significant asterisms, the planets and their moons, the brightest named asteroids and dwarf planets. The revised second edition includes a host of new moons and dwarf planets discovered since 2011. In addition, it now features a new section on major asteroids and their associated myths. While still primarily focused on Greco-Roman mythology, the book now branches out to cover more recently named objects from other cultures, such as Hawaiian, Rapanui, Tongva and Inuit. To assist practical observers, the book gives the location and description of each constellation, including named stars and deep-sky objects. A host of helpful astronomy tips and techniques, as well as a brief introduction to astrophotography, is included to encourage direct observation and imaging of these mythical objects in the night sky. |
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The mythology of the night sky: Greek, Roman, and other celestial lore |
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The mythology of the night sky: Greek, Roman, and other celestial lore |
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