The Mythology of the Night Sky (Record no. 106207)
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| control field | 978-1-4614-0137-7 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781461401377 |
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| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-1-4614-0137-7 |
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| Classification number | QB1-991 |
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| Classification number | QB460-466 |
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| Classification number | QB980-991 |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | PGC |
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| Subject category code | SCI004000 |
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| Subject category code | SCI005000 |
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| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 520 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Falkner, David E. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Mythology of the Night Sky |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | An Amateur Astronomer's Guide to the Ancient Greek and Roman Legends / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by David E. Falkner. |
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| -- | New York, NY : |
| -- | Springer New York : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | XIII, 238p. 71 illus., 62 illus. in color. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series, |
| International Standard Serial Number | 1431-9756 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface -- Chapter 1: Astrophotography Using a Compact Digital Camera -- Chapter 2: An Introduction to Greco-Roman Mythology -- Chapter 3: The Winter Constellations -- Chapter 4: The Legend of Jason and the Argonauts -- Chapter 5: The Spring Constellations -- Chapter 6: The Summer Constellations -- Chapter 7: The Legend of Hercules -- Chapter 8: The Autumn Constellations -- Chapter 9: The Legend of Perseus -- Chapter 10: Planets and Satellites -- Appendix A: Names of the Greek and Roman Gods -- Appendix B: Ptolemy's Constellations -- Appendix C: The Messier Objects -- Appendix D: NGC/IC Objects by Constellation -- Appendix E: The Greek Alphabet -- Bibliography. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Every amateur astronomer can easily recognize most of the constellations, but how many of us know the story behind them? What myths did the Ancient Greeks weave around the mighty hunter Orion that places him so prominently in the sky? Did you know that this mythical being was said to have been killed by Diana, herself a hunter, while he was exhausted by his fight with Scorpius? The constellation of Scorpius, the giant scorpion, is dominated by the red supergiant Antares and hangs in the sky opposite Orion. Yet there is no constellation of Diana to be found! The Mythology of the Night Sky strikes a balance between backyard astronomy and ancient mythology. Organized by seasons, this book describes Ptolemy's 48 constellations with location and description in detail, while also telling the mythological tales in full. Along with the named constellations, this title also incorporates the lore behind the christening of the planets and their satellites. Readers discover the importance of the ancient characters, why they were immortalized in the sky, how several constellations are all woven into the same story and how satellite names are related to their planets. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Astronomy. |
| 650 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physics. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Popular Science in Astronomy. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Springer eBooks |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781461401360 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series, |
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| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0137-7 |
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