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Author: Arnold Ringstad Publisher: ISBN: 9781623234836 Category : Astronomy Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book on the Constellation Taurus describes the constellation, tells of the origin of the myth, retells the story, and discusses the constellation in other cultures.
Author: Arnold Ringstad Publisher: ISBN: 9781623234836 Category : Astronomy Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book on the Constellation Taurus describes the constellation, tells of the origin of the myth, retells the story, and discusses the constellation in other cultures.
Author: Ethelbert William Bullinger Publisher: Library of Alexandria ISBN: 1465603328 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 204
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Some years ago it was my privilege to enjoy the acquaintance of Miss Frances Rolleston, of Keswick, and to carry on a correspondence with her with respect to her work, Mazzaroth: or, the Constellations. She was the first to create an interest in this important subject. Since then Dr. Seiss, of Philadelphia, has endeavoured to popularize her work on the other side of the Atlantic; and brief references have been made to the subject in such books as Moses and Geology, by Dr. Kinns, and inPrimeval Man; but it was felt, for many reasons, that it was desirable to make another effort to set forth, in a more complete form, the witness of the stars to prophetic truth, so necessary in these last days. To the late Miss Rolleston, however, belongs the honour of collecting a mass of information bearing on this subject; but, published as it was, chiefly in the form of notes, unarranged and unindexed, it was suited only for, but was most valuable to, the student. She it was who performed the drudgery of collecting the facts presented by Albumazer, the Arab astronomer to the Caliphs of Grenada, 850 a.d.; and the Tables drawn up by Ulugh Beigh, the Tartar prince and astronomer, about 1650 a.d., who gives the Arabian Astronomy as it had come down from the earliest times. Modern astronomers have preserved, and still have in common use, the ancient names of over a hundred of the principal stars which have been handed down; but now these names are used merely as a convenience, and without any reference to their significance. This work is an attempt to popularize this ancient information, and to use it in the interests of truth. For the ancient astronomical facts and the names, with their signification, I am, from the very nature of the case, indebted, of course, to all who have preserved, collected, and handed them down; but for their interpretation I am alone responsible. It is for the readers to judge how far my conclusions are borne out by the evidence; and how far the foundation of our hopes of coming glory are strengthened by the prophecies which have been written in the stars of heaven, as well as in the Scriptures of truth.
Author: Dianne Johnson Publisher: Sydney University Press ISBN: 1743323875 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 240
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Written by anthropologist Diane Johnson, Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia has been in demand since its publication in 1998. It is a record of the stars and planets which pass across night-time.
Author: Ian Ridpath Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand ISBN: 0718894782 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 226
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Every night, a pageant of Greek mythology circles overhead. Perseus flies to the rescue of Andromeda, Orion faces the charge of the snorting Bull, and the ship of the Argonauts sails in search of the Golden Fleece. Constellations are the invention of human imagination, not of nature. They are an expression of the human desire to impress its own order upon the apparent chaos of the night sky. Modern science tells us that these twinkling points of light are glowing balls of gas, but the ancient Greeks, to whom we owe many of our constellations, knew nothing of this. Ian Ridpath, award-winning astronomy writer and popularizer, has been intrigued by the myths of the stars for many years. Star Tales is the first modern guide to combine all the fascinating myths in one book, illustrated with the beautiful and evocative engravings from two of the leading star atlases: Johann Bode’s Uranographia of 1801 and John Flamsteed’s Atlas Coelestis of 1729. This classic book, now in a revised and expanded edition, presents additional information on the constellations with new and enchanting illustrations. For anyone interested in the stars and classical mythology, for anyone who is an armchair astronomer, this is the perfect gift.
Author: Lisa Owings Publisher: Constellations ISBN: 9781623234898 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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This book on the Constellation Ursa Major describes the constellation, tells of the origin of the myth, retells the transformation of Callisto and Arcas, and discusses the constellation in other cultures.
Author: Bruce LaFontaine Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 9780486426488 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 52
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Large, double-page illustrations introduce stargazers of all ages to 22 major constellations, among them Aquarius, the water bearer; Orion, the hunter; Gemini, the twins; as well as Canis Major, Taurus, and Leo. Accompanying text relates mythological story behind each constellation's name and identifies its principal stars.
Author: Arnold Ringstad
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