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Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore, and literature associated with heavens. The basic book of its field. Fascinating reading solidly based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations.… (mehr)
This book is drier than stale toast, but I find it fascinating and inspiring. It also has far more detail than a typical astronomy textbook on this particular subject; for example, I'd always thought that Aldebaran was Arabic for "Eye of the Bull," thanks to one of my star guides, but according to this tome, it really means "The Follower," as in rising after the Pleiades. It may be known as the Eye of the Bull but that is not the Arabic translation of the word. If you just thought "who cares" to yourself then this book is not for you.
Since this book contains few illustrations, it pairs well with a book of star charts such as The Observer's Sky Atlas by Erich Karkoschka. ( )
This is the classic book on the names of stars. It is organized alphabetically by constellation name and then the stars are listed (roughly) according to their Greek (Bayer) letters. This is a fantastic distillation of star knowledge from the ancient mythology of many civilizations, from classical, scientific and modern literature, up to the 1880's. The transliteration of Chinese and Arabic, of course, does not conform to modern standards but that is something the reader can easily live with. When questioned for the derivation or meaning of a star name, this is my first port of call. It also provides a useful index to the bibliography of observations of stars. ( )
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"Wilt thou lere of sterres aught? . . . . Elles I would thee have told," Quod he, "the sterres names, lo, And al the hevenes signes to, And which they ben."
The sky domed above us with its heavenly frescoes painted by the thought of the Great Artist.
Allen Throckmorton's Sketches.
. . . the milky way i' the sky,—
A meeting of gentle lights without a name.
Sir John Suckling.
Torrent of light and river of the air,
Along whose bed the glimmering stars are seen
Like gold and silver sands in some ravine Where mountain streams have left their channels bare!
Longfellow's The Galaxy.
Widmung
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I gratefully dedicate these pages to the memory of Hubert Anson Newton and William Dwight Whitney, senior professors in Yale University, who first encouraged me in my work.
R. H. A.
Erste Worte
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Many theories have been propounded for the birthplace and time of formation of this [The Solar Zodiac]; but there now seems to be general agreement of opinion that it originated, mainly as we have it, in archaic Euphratean astronomy, possibly with only the six alternate signs, Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricornus, and Pisces, and later divided because of the annual occurrence of twelve full moons in successive parts of it.
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And Miss Clerke thus concludes the chapter on the Milky Way in her System of the Stars:
What is unmistakable is that the entire formation, whether single or compound, is no isolated phenomenon All the contents of the firmament are arranged with reference to it. It is a large part of a larger scheme exceeding the compass of finite minds to grasp in its entirety.
Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore, and literature associated with heavens. The basic book of its field. Fascinating reading solidly based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations.
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Since this book contains few illustrations, it pairs well with a book of star charts such as The Observer's Sky Atlas by Erich Karkoschka. (