THE 88 CONSTELLATIONS - Greek Myth and Arabic Star Names (Paperback)

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Independently Published, 2026

9798170220809

Serie: Libro 4 di 4 - Astronomy

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Paperback. Look up on a clear night and you are reading two languages at once.The figures are Greek. Orion the hunter, Cassiopeia chained to her throne, the bear that Zeus placed among the stars to hide her from a jealous wife. But the individual stars mostly answer to Arabic. Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, Altair, Rigel, Deneb, Fomalhaut - these names crossed from Baghdad into Latin Europe in the twelfth century, were copied by scribes who did not speak the language, and arrived slightly broken.Betelgeuse is the best example. It should mean the hand of al-Jawza, but a copyist misread a single Arabic letter, one dot in the wrong place, and Europe spent four hundred years inventing explanations for the mistake.This book gives you all 88 constellations, one at a time.For each you get its name and what it means, a finder panel with right ascension and declination, the months it is best seen, the latitudes it is visible from, and which constellations sit beside it. Then the Greek myth, retold in full. Then the star names, traced back to their roots - Arabic mostly, but also Greek, Latin, Persian, Sumerian, Sanskrit and Chinese - with 429 of them decoded across the book.Inside: All 88 constellations, with a star chart of every figureThree full sky maps: the whole sky, the northern heavens, the southern heavens429 star names traced to their origins and meaningsThe great myth cycles explained: Perseus, Heracles, Orion, the ArgonautsZeus in the sky, and why so many constellations are his doingHow the Arabic names reached Europe, and how they got mangled on the wayNo telescope needed, and no prior knowledge assumed. Read it in an armchair or take it outside. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
THE 88 CONSTELLATIONS - Greek Myth and Arabic Star Names (Paperback)
Autore
S.G. Ansari
Editore
Independently Published
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 13
9798170220809
Serie
Libro 4 di 4: Astronomy

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