Book Stargazing

Synopsis

Thousands of years ago, mankind looked up at the sky and saw groups of stars that could be connected with imaginary lines to draw images. These stars were named after gods, animals and objects, and the stories told about them were passed down from generation to generation. They have been used for navigation, to predict harvests and to mark the seasons. These sets of stars are called constellations, and amateur astronomers and scientists alike continue to use them to identify different parts of the firmament.

Stargazing is the definitive guide to the 88 internationally recognized constellations; it tells the fascinating stories and legends that accompany them and provides celestial maps and information about the location and location of their major stars. The mythology that accompanies the stars, from the legend of Orion, the mythological hunter, to the two bears, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, to Bootes, the herdsman who chases them across the firmament, is unforgettable. Once you know the stories, you will look at the sky in a very different way.

Author: Gillingham, Sara

Sara Gillingham is an award-winning art director and designer who has written and illustrated more than twenty-five children's books, including Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. She has researched, written and illustrated Stargazing under the twinkling sky of Vancouver, Canada, where she lives with her family. In this book he has collaborated with Paul Murdin, professor and member of the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge.

Publisher : CINCO TINTAS; No. 1 edition (2 November 2020)

Language : Spanish

Hardcover : 216 pages

Reading age : From 10 years old

Product weight : 936 g

Dimensions : 23.6 x 2.5 x 21 cm