Constellations
The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2019.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 27 cm
"A visual guide to all 88 constellations in our night sky"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Constellations through the ages -- Constellations of the zodiac -- An astronomy primer -- Watching the skies -- How this book is organized -- The Greek alphabet -- Map of the Northern sky -- Map of the southern sky -- Andromeda -- Antlia -- Apus -- Aquarius -- Aquila -- Ara -- Aries -- Auriga -- Boötes -- Caelum -- Camelopardalis -- Cancer -- Canes Venatici -- Canis Major -- Canis Minor -- Capricornus -- Carina -- Cassiopeia -- Centaurus -- Cepheus -- Cetus -- Chamaeleon -- Circinus -- Columba -- Coma berenices -- Corona Australis -- Corona Borealis -- Corvus -- Crater -- Crux -- Cygnus -- Delphinus -- Dorado -- Draco -- Equuleus -- Eridanus -- Fornax -- Gemini -- Grus -- Hercules -- Horologium -- Hydra -- Hydrus -- Indus -- Shape-shifting constellations.
Lacerta -- Leo -- Leo minor -- Lepus -- Libra -- Lupus -- Lynx -- Lyra -- Mensa -- Microscopium -- Monoceros -- Musca -- Norma -- 3D constellations -- Octans -- Ophiuchus -- Orion -- Pavo -- Pegasus -- Perseus -- Phoenix -- Pictor -- Pisces -- Piscis Austrinus -- Puppis -- Pyxis -- Reticulum -- Changing views -- Sagitta -- Sagittarius -- Scorpius -- Sculptor -- Scutum -- Serpens -- Sextans -- Taurus -- Telescopium -- Triangulum -- Triangulum australe -- Tucana -- Ursa Major -- Ursa Minor -- Vela -- Virgo -- Volans -- Vulpecula.
Lacerta -- Leo -- Leo minor -- Lepus -- Libra -- Lupus -- Lynx -- Lyra -- Mensa -- Microscopium -- Monoceros -- Musca -- Norma -- 3D constellations -- Octans -- Ophiuchus -- Orion -- Pavo -- Pegasus -- Perseus -- Phoenix -- Pictor -- Pisces -- Piscis Austrinus -- Puppis -- Pyxis -- Reticulum -- Changing views -- Sagitta -- Sagittarius -- Scorpius -- Sculptor -- Scutum -- Serpens -- Sextans -- Taurus -- Telescopium -- Triangulum -- Triangulum australe -- Tucana -- Ursa Major -- Ursa Minor -- Vela -- Virgo -- Volans -- Vulpecula.
ISBN:
9780316483889 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SCIENCE Space Observation Sch | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |