Download or read book Star Tales written by Ian Ridpath and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Libra Zodiac Journal with Pink Constellation Painting Cover written by Artprintly Books and published by Watercolor Zodiac Gifts - Blus. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for birthdays from Sep 23-Oct 22)! Discover this gorgeous watercolor zodiac journal from Artprintly Books, featuring the Libra astrology sign (September 23-October 22), for a personalized touch. With its pretty, hand-painted cover artwork, this notebook is a stylish spot for moments of starry-eyed inspiration. It's the perfect size to take on daily adventures, so you'll never miss a chance to jot down notes, thoughts, or a to-do list when creativity strikes. It's the ultimate mini indulgence when you want to treat yourself to a present, and it makes an excellent gift for a girlfriend, daughter, mom, teen, or student. DETAILS: 110 Pages (55 Spreads), Lined (College-Ruled). Dedication Page for writing in your name. Acid-Free, 55# Cream-Colored Interior Paper. The paper is sourced from a Forest Stewardship Council-certified provider and features 30% post-consumer recycled material. Printed with Chlorine-Free Ink, in modern gray tones. Perfect Binding. Bound as a beautiful paperback book. Matte Cover. Artist-Crafted, Hand-Painted Cover Artwork.
Download or read book Constellation Finder written by Dorcas S. Miller and published by Nature Study Guild Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest book in the Nature Study Guides series of pocket guides introduces constellations from many cultures, and shows how to find them in the sky.
Download or read book The Stars written by Hans Augusto Rey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1980 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with the primary purpose of enabling everyone to gain more pleasure from stargazing.
Download or read book Sky Gazing written by Meg Thacher and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sun, moon, stars, and planets have been a source of wonder for as long as humans have lived on earth. In this highly visual guide to observing the sky with the naked eye, kids aged 9–14 will delve into the science behind what they see. This captivating book offers a tour of our solar system and deep space, explaining how objects like Earth’s moon were formed and introducing the “why” behind phenomena such as eclipses, northern lights, and meteor showers. Sky gazers will learn how to find and observe planets — no binoculars or telescopes required — and star charts will show them how to spot constellations through the seasons and in both hemispheres. Activities include tracking the cycles of the sun and moon and observing the sky during daylight hours or on a cloudy night. Includes profiles of professional astronomers and sidebars on space technology and current issues, such as light pollution.
Download or read book Design Mom written by Gabrielle Stanley Blair and published by Artisan. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.
Download or read book The Twin s Trial written by Lucinda Orr Mitchell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the fifth in a series of constellation stories. The emphasis is on the constellation Gemini. They mythical story is about twins, Castor and Pollux, and their escapades. It is a tale of brotherly love and the bond of twins. Lucinda Orr Mitchell has been an educator for over 20 years. She has completed a Master's Degree in Space Studies through Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Lucinda promotes space studies y speaking at conferences, workshops, and school assemblies. In addition to attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Alabama) as an educator, she continues to raise money and accompany students to camp each summer. Lucinda was a finalist in the Educator Astronaut program through NASA. She is married, the mother of 3 sons, and 6 grand children. The illustrator, Ansley Orr, is currently an eighth-grade student. She is a gifted musical, a talented athlete, and very artistic. Ansley is the niece of the author and sister to illustrator, Landon Orr, who drew the illustrations for Eros's Encounter: the Story of Pisces.
Download or read book Fixed Star Sign and Constellation Magic written by Christopher Warnock and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fixed Star, Sign and Constellation Magic, Christopher Warnock, a noted traditional astrologer and a leading astrological magician, explains the history and practice of the magic of the fixed stars, signs and constellations. Included are original images by the contemporary esoteric artists Robert Place and Nigel Jackson of the 15 key talismanic fixed stars from the descriptions in the original medieval and Renaissance sources. Also included are medieval and Renaissance images of the talismanic constellations and of the 12 Zodiacal signs. These images along with the step by step instructions allow readers to pick astrologically auspicious times and create their own fixed star, sign and constellation talismans. The book also includes appendices with many medieval and Renaissance original sources on the fixed stars, signs and constellations including sections from Cornelius Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Picatrix and the complete Hermes on the 15 Fixed Stars.
Download or read book Uncharted Constellations written by John C. Barentine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-04 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book compiles an array of interesting constellations that fell by the wayside before the IAU established the modern canon of constellations. That decision left out lesser known ones whose history is nevertheless interesting, but at last author John Barentine is giving them their due. This book is a companion to "The Lost Constellations", highlighting the more obscure configurations. The 16 constellations found in this volume fall into one or more of three broad categories: asterims, such as the Big Dipper in Ursa Major; single-sourced constellations introduced on surviving charts by a cartographer perhaps currying the favor of sponsors; and re-brands, new figures meant to displace existing constellations, often for an ideological reason. All of them reveal something unique about the development of humanity's map of the sky.
Download or read book Story of the Stars written by George Frederick Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Constellations for Kids written by Donald Simpson and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constellations for Kids | Star Constellations Book | 24 Constellations Every Kid Should Know
Download or read book Cosmic Beginnings written by Soyinka I. Ogunbusola and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This genre falls under the category of Sci-fi fantasy thriller a works that is just as exciting as the adventures of Lora Croft in “Tomb Raiders” I chose this genre to create characters that exist outside of the everyday urban-scape theme. One of the main characters is a black woman; a seasoned sea captain for example. I wanted to create another kind of hero, in another part of the world, on another kind of mission based on another mindset; more of a West African theme influenced by the folklore of the ancient Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria which is deeply submerged in cosmological and celestial influences and is viewed as individual characteristic energies expressing themselves universally in allegorical narratives. These legends tend to be older then Western civilization. I wanted the story to be unique and the characters just as unique. This is a story told by the ancestors of the war in heaven before the creation of man...this a story of the battle of illumination and darkness the fight to maintain balance between good and evil.
Download or read book Spotting Stars and Constellations with Velma written by Ailynn Collins and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's much more to stars than meets the eye! Our Sun is a star, and it's medium-sized. Super giant stars can be 1,500 times the size of our Sun! Come along with science expert Velma and other members of the Mystery Inc. gang, and learn what constellations you can spot, how stars form, and how stars can die in huge explosions. Under Velma's magnifying glass, you'll get a close-up look at stars like never before!
Download or read book The Stars written by George Frederick Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lost Constellations written by John C. Barentine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book EVERY MAN IS A STAR In search of our Mother Star the identification of the stellar significators in a birth chart written by Giacomo Albano and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The constellations and the fixed stars are the true origin and the foundation of astrology. Paracelsus claimed that each of us is the manifestation of a star, but by this we mean a certain cosmic principle, one of the ideas; this idea is also typical of a certain star, but we have not derived it from the star, it is only that we are related to it and therefore we attract each other. Thus we understand the importance of the techniques shown in the first part of this book for identifying stellar and planetary significators in a birth chart. We will see how to identify the constellations, the fixed stars and also the planets with which the native is in particular "sympathy" and how to use them both in the common astrological practice, both in spiritual or magical astrology. In the following the book deals with the relevance of the heliacal phases in world astrology. The last chapter focuses on the analysis of sympathetic attraction mechanisms between terrestrial and celestial realities.
Download or read book The Story of the Stars Simply Told for General Readers written by George Frederick Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
