The constellations /
Explains the history, mythology, and science that make up the discipline of astronomy. Every constellation, from Andromeda to Virgo, is discussed and every important star, from Betelgeuse to Sirius, is explored.
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The constellations / |c Lloyd Motz and Carol Nathanson. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Doubleday, |c ©1988. | ||
| 300 | |a xix, 411 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 27 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-402) and index. | ||
| 520 | |a Explains the history, mythology, and science that make up the discipline of astronomy. Every constellation, from Andromeda to Virgo, is discussed and every important star, from Betelgeuse to Sirius, is explored. | ||
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| 880 | 0 | |6 505-00 |a Looking at the stars / Isaac Asimov -- Introduction : How sky pictures were born ; Charting the heavens -- Stars for all seasons : Two bears and a dragon : Lost at sea ; Earth, a world in motion ; The nature of stars ; Measurement in space ; Stellar magnitude ; Stellar spectra -- Ursa Major and Ursa Minor : The mythology ; Star location ; How to use the charts ; Ursa Minor ; Ursa Major : The discovery of double stars ; The origin of star clusters ; Proper motions of stars ; Contact binaries ; Galaxies ; The lens in space -- Other polar pictures : Draco ; The story of Cassiopeia and Cepheus ; Cassiopeia ; Cepheus : Cepheid variables ; The period-luminosity relation. Camelopardus ; Lynx -- Winter : The hunter : Orion : The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram ; Variability ; The mass-luminosity relationship ; The evolution of a red supergiant ; The doppler effect ; The evolution of a blue giant ; Interstellar matter and Mintaka ; The great nebula ; A stellar womb. Eridanus ; Lepus ; Monoceros -- Completing the Orion scene : Canis Major : The companion of Sirius. Canis Minor ; Taurus : The evolution of an orange giant ; The Hyades ; The crab nebula ; The Pleiades. Gemini -- Spring : More animals : Cancer : Determining the ages of open clusters. Hydra ; Sextans ; Crater ; Corvus ; Leo : The classification of galaxies. Leo Minor -- Two damsels and a herdsman : Coma Berenices ; Virgo : W Virginis stars ; The story of quasars ; A treasure trove of galaxies. Boӧtes ; Canes venatici -- Summer : Three tragic myths : Corona borealis : A topsy-turvy star ; Fast and slow novae. Hercules : A spectacular star cluster. Lyra : Beta Lyrae binaries ; RR Lyrae: cluster variables ; Ring nebula -- More tales of man and beast : Ophiuchus : Kepler's supernova. Serpens ; Libra ; Scorpius : A rare nova ; First galactic x-ray source. Corona australis ; Sagittarius : Famous nebulae ; Outstanding globular ; Star cloud. Scutum -- Reserved for great birds : Aquila : Nova Aquilae ; Exotic binaries: binary pulsar, SS 433, Van Biesbroeck's star, burster. Minor groups : Sagitta, Vulpecula. Cygnus : A historical star ; A wolf-rayet binary ; An x-ray powerhouse ; Extragalactic radio source (Cygnus A) -- Autumn : A watery domain : Capricornus ; Piscis austrinus ; Sculptor ; Aquarius ; Cetus : A "wonderful" star (Mira). Aries ; Triangulum : First quasar discovered. Pisces -- A royal rescue : Pegasus : An abnormal galaxy. Equuleus ; Delphinus ; Lacerta ; Andromeda : Great galaxy ; Most distant galaxies known. Perseus : Algol, the "demon star" ; A peculiar radio galaxy. Auriga : Nova of 1891 -- The southern skies : Mythical and modern creations: Centaurus to Grus : Centaurus ; Crux ; Lupus ; Norma ; Ara ; Telescopium ; Indus ; Microscopium ; Grus -- Phoenix to Antlia : Phoenix ; Fornax ; Horologium ; Caelum ; Columba ; Pictor ; Argo Navis ; Carina ; Puppis ; Vela ; Pyxis ; Antlia -- South circumpolar constellations : Musca ; Circinus ; Triangulum australe ; Apus ; Pavo ; Tucana : Nubecula Major. Mensa ; Volans ; Chamaeleon ; Octans : The southern Polaris. | |
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