Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks Marshall David Weston Pevná vazba
Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks Marshall David Weston Pevná vazba The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our…
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Ancient Skies: Constellation Mythology of the Greeks Marshall David Weston Pevná vazba
The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our distant ancestors. 800 BC) to Claudius Ptolemy (c. 150 AD). From anywhere on Earth, a person may view the celestial panorama simply by stepping outside at night and gazing upward.This non- fiction narrative presents the tales of the forty- eight classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years from Homer (c.
These age- old tales have captured the human imagination from ancient times to the present, and through them we can examine the early practical astronomy, philosophical speculation on the cosmos, and fundamental moral beliefs of much of Western civilization.Illustrations and star charts carefully reconstructed from ancient sources lend a visual element and immerse the reader in the world of ancient cosmology and constellation
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