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The Cambridge guide to the constellations
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The Cambridge guide to the constellations

Author: Michael E Bakich
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary: Finally, a book that brings together a variety of information about constellations, including the size and visibility of all 88 constellations, former locations of extinct constellations, the number of visible stars in each constellation and much more. Illustrations. The most complete reference book to date covering all factual aspects of the starry constellations that make up the night sky.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Michael E Bakich
ISBN: 0521465206 9780521465205 0521449219 9780521449212
OCLC Number: 29910221
Description: xiii, 320 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents: pt. 1. Lists -- Explanations for lists -- Alphabetical list of the constellations (with meanings) -- Abbreviations of constellation names -- Asterisms within the constellations -- Biblical references to the constellations and stars -- Bordering constellations -- The 200 brightest stars -- Central points of the constellations -- Directional extremes -- Extinct constellations -- The magnitude system -- Messier objects -- Meteor showers -- Midnight culmination dates of the constellations -- The Moon and the planets in the constellations -- Names of constellations around the world -- The navigational stars -- The 200 nearest stars -- The 'new' constellations (created since the time of Ptolemy) -- The 'original' 48 constellations -- Overall brightness of the constellations -- Possessive forms of the constellation names -- Pronunciation key to constellation names -- Proper motion, the 200 stars with the largest proper motion -- The size of the constellations -- Solar conjunction dates for the constellations -- Star designations -- Star names -- Sun signs, the constellations of the zodiac -- The visibility of the constellations -- The number of visible stars in the constellations -- pt. 2. Constellations.
Responsibility: Michael E. Bakich.
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Finally, a book that brings together a variety of information about constellations, including the size and visibility of all 88 constellations, former locations of extinct constellations, the number of visible stars in each constellation and much more. Illustrations. The most complete reference book to date covering all factual aspects of the starry constellations that make up the night sky.

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