Stars in Song and Legend

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Kessinger Publishing, 01.01.2003 - 188 Seiten
The author presents the legendary lore of the heavens in a way to attract the unprofessional reader. He uses numerous poetical quotations to illustrate the connection of the stars with the best and highest in literature. This book embodies many years' worth of material collected by the author in the course of his lecturing to college classes. Includes chapters on the twelve zodiac signs, some of the more popular constellations and much more.

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Autoren-Profil (2003)

Porter is Director of the Cincinnati Observatory and Professor of Astronomy inthe University of Cincinnati.

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