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 | #1036566 in Books |  Springer New York |  2010-10-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  1.00 x7.20 x10.10l,2.06 | File type: PDF | 347 pages

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||16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent! And Beautifully Illustrated|By Jeff Knowlton|The author's passion for astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology is evident throughout. And it is a beautiful book: illustrations and photographs decorate almost every page.

The book begins with what people can see in the sky unaided by telescopes. Penprase describes the movements of the moon, sun, planets and s

The "Power of Stars" fills a much needed niche in the literature, by providing a lively, richly illustrated survey of the human response to the sky across the centuries and across all cultures. The book covers all aspects of how civilizations studied and responded the sky. From the opening chapter, which gives a survey of visible phenomena from the sun, moon and planets, the book provides a multicultural perspective on the experience of the sky. The motions of the sun an...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Power of Stars: How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization   |  Bryan E. Penprase. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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