The lost constellations [electronic resource] : a history of obsolete, extinct, or forgotten star lore / John C. Barentine.
Barentine, John C., author.
2016
QB801.6 .B37 2016eb
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Title The lost constellations [electronic resource] : a history of obsolete, extinct, or forgotten star lore / John C. Barentine.
Author Barentine, John C., author.
ISBN 9783319227955 (electronic book)
3319227955 (electronic book)
9783319227948
3319227947
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22795-5
Published Cham : Springer, [2016]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xx, 506 pages)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-319-22795-5 doi
Call Number QB801.6 .B37 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 523.8
Summary 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 were tried and discarded, and also directs observers to how those figures can still be picked out on a clear night if one knows where to look. These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, ennabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky. Treatment of the obsolete constellations as extant features of the night sky adds a new dimension to stargazing that merges history with the accessibility and immediacy of the night sky.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-481) and index.
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Series Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy.
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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.

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