Author : Guy Ottewell
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 17,47 MB
Release : 2009
Category :
ISBN : 9780934546553
Egyptian Queen Berenice II promises to cut off her hair and place it in the temple of Aphrodite if Aphrodite returns her husband, King Ptolemy III, safely from battle. Aphrodite is so touched that she places the queen's hair in the sky for all to see--and it becomes the constellation Coma Berenices. This adult version of the story is based on what is known about the historical Berenice.
Author : Walter C. Kretz
Publisher :
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 11,84 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Coma Berenices (Stars)
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Author : Walter Coluzzi Kretz
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 38,87 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Stars
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Author : Rod Mollise
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 2006-12-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 1846282179
This book covers the "why," "how," and "what" of astronomy under light-polluted skies. The prospective city-based observer is told why to observe from home (there are hundreds of spectacular objects to be seen from the average urban site), how to observe the city sky (telescopes, accessories, and moderns techniques), and what to observe. About half of the book is devoted to describing "tours" of the sky, with physical and observational descriptions, at-the-eyepiece drawings, and photographs.
Author : David Warner Mathisen
Publisher :
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 2016-08-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780996059053
Complete guide to the system of celestial metaphor which forms the foundation for the stories of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. Sometimes called "Astro-theology," the study of the evidence that the scriptures, myths, and sacred traditions all employ celestial metaphor (using stars, constellations, planets, etc) to convey esoteric truths.
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Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 41,20 MB
Release : 1913
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Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 21,6 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0744036534
Marvel at the wonders of the universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our solar system and beyond. Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the Universe, using 3D artworks to provide a comprehensive grounding in the fundamental concepts of astronomy, including the basic techniques of practical astronomy. The core of the book is a tour of the cosmos covering the Solar System, the Milky Way, and galaxies beyond our own. Explanatory pages introduce different celestial phenomena, such as galaxies, and are followed by catalogs that profile the most interesting and important examples. A comprehensive star atlas completes the picture, with entries on each of the 88 constellations and a monthly sky guide showing the night sky as it appears throughout the year as viewed from both the northern and southern hemispheres.
Author : Roger Ptak
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 14,87 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781560725077
Most of the constellations, the patterns of stars found in the night sky, are connected with the ancient myths which people developed to give meaning to what they saw in the sky, based on the experience of their culture. The ideas of modern astronomy play a similar role for us today. They are stories which help us understand the phenomena we discover when we look deeper into the sky than is possible with eyes alone. In this book, the ancient sky stories and those of modern astronomy are woven together in a unique way. Coverage includes twenty-four important constellations as well as the sun and the moon and the sky as a whole. For each of these, one of the old stories is tied together with the astronomical understanding of a key feature in that part of the sky, allowing one story to serve as a reminder for the other.
Author : Mike Lynch
Publisher :
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 39,81 MB
Release :
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 9781610605069
With the down-to-earth style and far-ranging knowledge that have made him America's favorite stargazing instructor, Mike Lynch guides amateur and expert alike through the wonders of southern California's night sky. Whether watching the sky from a backyard lawn chair or manning a high-powered telescope, southern Californian stargazers of all levels will learn how and when to identify the major constellations at their region's latitude. With chapters on the origins and movements of stars, the mythology of constellations, the phases of the moon, the planets, and even buying a telescope, this book also serves as an accessible and in-depth beginner's guide to the night sky. It includes 12 monthly star maps for southern California skies, 21 constellation diagrams, a local resources guide, a list of the brightest stars in the region, and more than 80 beautiful color photographs of the heavens.
Author :
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Page : 778 pages
File Size : 46,60 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Nature study
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