Tales of the forty-eight classical constellations have captured the human imagination from ancient times to the present. Compiled from literature spanning from Homer to Claudius Ptolemy, with illustrations and star charts reconstructed from ancient sources, Ancient Skies immerses the reader in the world of ancient cosmology and constellation mapping.
ISBN: | 9781682682111 |
Publisher: | Countryman Press |
Imprint: | The Countryman Press |
Published date: | 07 Aug 2018 |
DEWEY: | 389.26 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 268 |
Weight: | 430g |
Height: | 148mm |
Width: | 217mm |
Spine width: | 28mm |