The Lost Constellations: A History of Obsolete, Extinct, or Forgotten Star Lore

by John Barentine

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319227947
• ISBN13: 9783319227948
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 506 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"