Dover Books on Astronomy: Star Names : Their Lore and Meaning (Paperback)

from David_Kantrowitz

This book is drier than stale toast, but I find it fascinating and inspiring. It also has far more detail than a typical astronomy textbook on this particular subject; for example, I'd always thought that Aldebaran was Arabic for "Eye of the Bull," thanks to one of my star guides, but according t...

from MarkHurn

This is the classic book on the names of stars. It is organized alphabetically by constellation name and then the stars are listed (roughly) according to their Greek (Bayer) letters. This is a fantastic distillation of star knowledge from the ancient mythology of many civilizations, from classica...

from MarkHurn

This is the classic book on the names of stars. It is organized alphabetically by constellation name and then the stars are listed (roughly) according to their Greek (Bayer) letters. This is a fantastic distillation of star knowledge from the ancient mythology of many civilizations, from classica...

from tungsten_peerts

Allen's venerable book will provide hours upon hours of delight for those who like this sort of thing. As another reviewer observed, however, this reads kind of dry, so if creaky late 19th century prose about minutiae tends to put you to sleep, this book will put you to sleep. My understanding is...

from David_Kantrowitz

This book is drier than stale toast, but I find it fascinating and inspiring. It also has far more detail than a typical astronomy textbook on this particular subject; for example, I'd always thought that Aldebaran was Arabic for "Eye of the Bull," thanks to one of my star guides, but according t...