The Lost Constellations
A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore
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Product details:
- Edition number 1st ed. 2016
- Publisher Springer International Publishing
- Date of Publication 23 November 2015
- Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book
- ISBN 9783319227948
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages506 pages
- Size 240x168 mm
- Weight 8741 g
- Language English
- Illustrations XX, 506 p. 257 illus. Illustrations, black & white 0
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Long description:
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 These lost constellations are described in great detail using historical references, enabling observers to rediscover them on their own surveys of the sky.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.
MoreTable of Contents:
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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