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Click to enlargeStar Names: Their Lore and Meaning

Richard H. Allen
Our Price$16.95New!(Table of Contents)
Availability: In Stock
Format: Book
ISBN: 0486210790
Page Count: 563
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore, and literature associated with heavens. The basic book of its field. Fascinating reading solidly based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations.

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