Constellations: The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky

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Govert Schilling Wil Tirion

Constellations

The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky

Govert Schilling, Wil Tirion

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Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
06 August 2019

Mathematics & Sciences; Cosmology & the universe

In CONSTELLATIONS, award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling takes us on an unprecedented visual tour of all 88 constellations in our night sky.

Much more than just a stargazer's guide, CONSTELLATIONS is complete history of astronomy as told by Schilling through the lens of each constellation. The book is organized alphabetically by constellation. Profiles of each constellation include basic information such as size, visibility, and number of stars, as well as information on the discovery and naming of the constellation and associated lore.

Beyond details about the constellation itself is information about every astronomical event that took place or discovery made in the vicinity of the constellation. In the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan) we encounter the location of the first confirmed black hole. A stop at Gemini (the Twins) is a chance to say hello to the dwarf planet Pluto, and in Orion (the hunter) we find the location of the first identified gamma-ray burst.

Stunning star maps throughout the book by acclaimed star mapmaker Wil Tirion show us the exact location of every constellation, the details of its structure, as well as its surrounding astronomical neighbors.

By: Govert Schilling
Illustrated by: Wil Tirion
Imprint: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 258mm, Width: 264mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 1.280kg
ISBN: 9780316483889
ISBN 10: 0316483885
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 06 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Govert Schilling is an award-winning astronomy writer whose work has appeared in New Scientist, Science, BBC Sky at Night Magazine. He is a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope and author of Deep Space: Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time. He lives in the Netherlands. Wil Tirion is an award-winning astro-cartographer (uranographer). His work has appeared in dozens of atlases, books, and magazines. He lives in the Netherlands.