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The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore
John C. Barentine
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Description for The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 506 pages, 257 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGM; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168. Weight in Grams: 886.
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 through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently extinct. Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures ... Read more
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 through the stories of some influential celestial cartographers whose works determined whether new inventions survived. The history of how the modern set of 88 constellations was defined by the professional astronomy community is recounted, explaining how the constellations described in the book became permanently extinct. Dr. Barentine addresses why some figures ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
506
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Springer-Praxis Books
Condition
New
Weight
876g
Number of Pages
506
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319227948
SKU
V9783319227948
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99-15
About John C. Barentine
John Barentine is a lifelong amateur astronomer, with formal education and experience in academic astronomy. He holds undergraduate and master's degrees in physics and astronomy, and received his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin in 2013. His dissertation work followed the path of atomic and molecular gas from star formation through the evolution of galaxies. Most ... Read more
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