Name: Sky Stories
Brand: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
SKU: 9781560725077
Price: 71.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Sky Stories

Ancient & Modern

By (author): Roger Ptak

Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)

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£71.99

Format: Hardback
Pages: 124
ISBN: 9781560725077
Publication Date: 01-Oct-1998

Subjects:
Folklore
myths & legends
Astronomy
space & time

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Ptak has woven together ancient myths and stories of modern astronomy in this book. He looks at several constellations tying to each of the old stories the astronomical understanding of a key feature in that part of the sky, allowing one story to serve as a reminder for the other.