Ancient Skies

Constellation Mythology of the Greeks

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-08-07
Mått:150 x 218 x 25 mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:WW Norton & Co
ISBN:9781682682111

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

David W. Marshall, PhD, is a historian and archivist on the faculty of Texas Tech University, with 34 years of experience as a researcher, instructor, professor and archivist. He is the author of Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West (Countryman Press, 2016). He lives in Lorenzo, Texas.