| Constellation Finder: A Guide to Patterns in the Night Sky with Star Stories from Around the World Contributor(s): Miller, Dorcas S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0912550260 ISBN-13: 9780912550268 Publisher: Nature Study Guild Publishers OUR PRICE: $5.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2005 Annotation: From the Finders series: Learn to find and identify constellations, the patterns people all over the world see as we look up at the night sky from earth. Includes names and star stories form many traditions, including Native American, Asian, and African, as well as Classical Greek, constellations. With tips for stargazing and seasonal sky maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Star Observation - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.89 |
| LCCN: 2005920045 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 6.48" W x 4.22" (0.11 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Easily Identify the Constellations in the Night Sky Enjoy this essential guide to patterns in the night sky by celebrated author Dorcas Miller, with star stories from around the world. With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify the constellations in no time. People around the world, and through the centuries, from the ancient Egyptians to the Pomo of California, have given names to the patterns they see in the night sky. The latest book in the Finders series of pocket guides:
This guide is most useful for stargazing between the 30th and 50th parallels in the northern hemisphere. In North America, this includes the contiguous United States (except the Florida peninsula and southernmost Texas), and southern Canada. Also includes southern Europe, Turkey, northern China, and Japa |