age ~66
from Concord, CA
This book compiles an array of interesting constellations that fell by the wayside before the IAU established the modern canon of constellations. That decision left out lesser known ones whose history is nevertheless interesting, but at last author John Barentine is giving them their due. This book ...
Author
John C. Barentine
Binding
Paperback
Pages
222
Publisher
Springer
ISBN #
3319276182
EAN Code
9783319276182
ISBN #
2
Casual stargazers are familiar with many classical figures and asterisms composed of bright stars (e.g., Orion and the Plough),butthis book reveals not just the constellations of today but those of yesteryear.The history of the human identification ofconstellations among the stars is explored throug...
Author
John C. Barentine
Binding
Paperback
Pages
506
Publisher
Springer
ISBN #
3319227947
EAN Code
9783319227948
ISBN #
1
Author
John C. Barentine;
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Springer; 1st ed. 2016 edition (2015-10-24)
ISBN #
3