A Dictionary Of Modern Star Names
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A Dictionary Of Modern Star Names
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Author : Paul Kunitzsch
language : en
Publisher: Sky & Telescope
Release Date : 2006
A Dictionary Of Modern Star Names written by Paul Kunitzsch and has been published by Sky & Telescope this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Constellations categories.
Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others ? Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, Zubenelgenubi ? are obscure tongue twisters. Have you ever wondered where all these exotic-sounding star names came from? In this second, revised edition of Short Guide to Modern Star Names and their Derivations, Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart track down the origin and meaning of 254 star names. This fascinating work, long out of print, is considered to be the most authoritative English-language treatment of star names in use today.
Short Guide To Modern Star Names And Their Derivations
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Author : Paul Kunitzsch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Short Guide To Modern Star Names And Their Derivations written by Paul Kunitzsch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Nature categories.
Useful Star Names
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Author : Thomas Wm Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2011-12-21
Useful Star Names written by Thomas Wm Hamilton and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-21 with Education categories.
The following review appears in The Planetarian, the journal of the International Planetarium Society, December 2011, Vol. 40, No. 4, pages 62-63, written by the book review editor, April Whitt, of the Fernbank Planetarium in Atlanta, GA:Useful Star Names; With Nebulas and other Celestial FeaturesThomas Wm. Hamilton, Strategic Book Group, Durham, Connecticut, 2011, ISBN 978-1-61204-614-3“I wanted to let you know about this volume with the descriptive title in time for stocking your gift shops and book stores for the new year. It is, indeed, full of useful star names. And not just the usual Greek letters or catalog numbers, either.The author introduces the work as derived from “my experience of many years in the planetarium field.” Each of us has pointed out stars and constellations on the dome, in the night sky, or on a star map. We have all told stories of gods and heroes. Some of us have struggled with unfamiliar pronunciations, wondered where a particular story came from, or related the difference between Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali. A few have even won “constellation shoot-out” contests with that.The book is divided into four sections. An alphabetical listing of the 88 constellations and the meanings of their names is first. Second is a list of stars, nebulae and galaxies by constellation, with the accepted scientific designations for the named ones. This is the really useful section: a concise source for catalog listing, spectral class, distance in lightyears, R.A. and Dec., and apparent magnitude.Many of the Chinese names were new to me, and a delight to add to the night sky knowledge (although I will need help with pronunciation).An alphabetical listing of all names, the original language of each, and English translation and pronunciation is third. The last section lists entries from various catalogs cross listed to constellations.Recommend this book to your local astronomy club. Share it with a telescope user-beginner. Purchase a copy for your planetarium library. It really is full of useful star names, and other good information.”
Star Names And Their Meanings
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Author : Richard Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04-13
Star Names And Their Meanings written by Richard Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-13 with categories.
Star-names and their meanings 599 pages
Star Names
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Author : Richard Hinckley Allen
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1963-01-01
Star Names written by Richard Hinckley Allen and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963-01-01 with Science categories.
Ancient observations and folklore provide the basis for an exploration of astronomical nomenclature
Star Names And Their Meanings
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Author : Richard Hinckley Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1899
Star Names And Their Meanings written by Richard Hinckley Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1899 with Constellations categories.
Useful Star Names
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Author : Thomas Wm. Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
Release Date : 2011-08
Useful Star Names written by Thomas Wm. Hamilton and has been published by Strategic Book Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08 with Science categories.
"Retired astronomy professor Thomas Wm. Hamilton invites you along as he presents a fascinating list of the 88 constellations. Learn the names of the stars, nebulas and galaxies within each, as well as how to find their location in the sky and their brightness."--Back cover.
Star Names
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Author : Richard H. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-02-28
Star Names written by Richard H. Allen and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with Science categories.
Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore, and literature associated with heavens. Based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations.
Star Tales
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Author : Ian Ridpath
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-01-01
Star Tales written by Ian Ridpath and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Every night, a pageant of Greek mythology circles overhead. Perseus flies to the rescue of Andromeda, Orion faces the charge of the snorting Bull, and the ship of the Argonauts sails in search of the Golden Fleece. Constellations are the invention of human imagination, not of nature. They are an expression of the human desire to impress its own order upon the apparent chaos of the night sky. Modern science tells us that these twinkling points of light are glowing balls of gas, but the ancient Greeks, to whom we owe many of our constellations, knew nothing of this. Ian Ridpath, award-winning astronomy writer and popularizer, has been intrigued by the myths of the stars for many years. Star Tales is the first modern guide to combine all the fascinating myths in one book, illustrated with the beautiful and evocative engravings from two of the leading star atlases: Johann Bode’s Uranographia of 1801 and John Flamsteed’s Atlas Coelestis of 1729. This classic book, now in a revised and expanded edition, presents additional information on the constellations with new and enchanting illustrations. For anyone interested in the stars and classical mythology, for anyone who is an armchair astronomer, this is the perfect gift.
The Oxford Handbook Of Names And Naming
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Author : Carole Hough
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-05-03
The Oxford Handbook Of Names And Naming written by Carole Hough and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of language, and this has continued to be a major theme of both philosophical and linguistic enquiry throughout the history of Western thought. The investigation of name origins is more recent, as is the study of names in literature. Relatively new is the study of names in society, which draws on techniques from sociolinguistics and has gradually been gathering momentum over the last few decades. The structure of this volume reflects the emergence of the main branches of name studies, in roughly chronological order. The first Part focuses on name theory and outlines key issues about the role of names in language, focusing on grammar, meaning, and discourse. Parts II and III deal with the study of place-names and personal names respectively, while Part IV outlines contrasting approaches to the study of names in literature, with case studies from different languages and time periods. Part V explores the field of socio-onomastics, with chapters relating to the names of people, places, and commercial products. Part VI then examines the interdisciplinary nature of name studies, before the concluding Part presents a selection of animate and inanimate referents ranging from aircraft to animals, and explains the naming strategies adopted for them.