Allen, Richard Hinckley, 1838-1908.

Star names : their lore and meaning / Richard Hinckley Allen. - Dover ed. - New York : Dover Publications, 1963. - xiv, 563 pages ; 22 cm

"Formerly titled: Star-names and their meanings." "An unabridged and corrected republication of the work first published by G.E. Stechert in 1899"--Title page verso. "T 1079."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Solar zodiac -- Lunar zodiac -- Constellations -- Galaxy.

Ancient observations and folklore provide the basis for an exploration of astronomical nomenclature.

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Constellations.
Constellations.

QB802 / .A4 1963

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