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The Starlore Handbook: The Star-watcher's Essential Guide to the Night Sky, Its Myths and Symbols Book
The Starlore Handbook is a handy introduction to the science of astronomy. Anyone wanting to look knowledgeably skyward and to know more about when, why and how humankind imposed patterns, names and legends on the stars above could usefully start here."The identification of stars in groups is found among all cultures at all stages of development" Cornelius writes. North American Indians, for instance, saw the Great Bear, Ursa Major. Its tail and rump incorporate the seven stars--called in India rishis (from a Sanskrit root meaning "bear")--that are generally known as the Plough or Dipper. Both Babylonians and Chinese identified a wagon or carriage, but for American Indians the three stars in the Plough's handle were a trio of hunters.After a readable and helpfully illustrated introduction,… read more...
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