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The Lost Constellations A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore /
Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough), but this book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear. The history of the human identification of constellations among the stars is explored th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Colección: | Popular Astronomy,
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- What Is A Constellation?
- The Celestial Cartographers
- IAU Commission 3 and the 'Modern 88'
- The Lost Constellations
- Asterisms, Single-Sourced Constellations, and 'Re-branded' Figures
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index.