Excerpt This is, in its very nature, coincidently a research into the constellations, and it is so much more worth while learning their history as throughout all ages the spirit of man has con cerned itself with a subject that has ever had the highest interest to him, the starry heavens...
the Image. In our day, however, every star is within the limits of some one of the constellations, although the boundaries of these are not in all cases agreed upon by astronomers. Still those adopted by Argelander are generally accepted for the northern figures, as those of Gould are for...
It's no great secret that western astronomy borrowed from other cultural traditions to add to their knowledge base. Thus we see many individual stars and constellations bearing ancient Babylonian, Greek, Arabic and Indian names. 25 Brightest Stars Bearing Proper NamesPerhaps the greatest cross-cultura...
zodiac- a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
Male and female names related to stars or constellations. Some are the names of actual stars or constellations, others are simply names that contain star in their meanings. This list is all you need to help you find the perfect unique name for your shining light!
Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.63, 188. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.34-36. Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation, Elsbeth Ebertin, 1971, p.21. The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse, 1988, p.37. ...
Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.63, 119-122, 232. The Power of the Fixed Stars, Joseph E. Rigor, 1979, p.80-81. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.34-37. Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation, Elsbeth Ebertin, 1971, p...
Our eyes have been drawn away from the heavens to our screens. We no longer look to the sky to forecast the weather, predict the seasons or plant our gardens. Most of us cannot even see the Milky Way. But First Nations Elders of the world still maintain this knowledge, and there is ...
The lucidae of the constellations Lacerta, Lupus, Mensa, Reticulum, and Tucana were given names that commemorate the early names of their host constellations. The names are Sumerian, Latin, Dutch, South African and Malayan in origin. Below is the list of all the star names approved by the ...
Modern Chinese transliterations and meanings are taken from Wikipedia: Chinese Star Names. Corrections are always welcome. Guiseppe Piazzi, Praecipuarum Stellarum Inerrantium Positiones Mediae Ineunte Saeculo ⅩⅨ (1814) John Reeves, "Chinese Names of Stars and Constellations", Dictionary of the...