Star Names and Their Meanings ebook by Richard Hinckley Allen Only available as ebook. $5.95   ...item# 1826

An informative, non-technical venture into the extensive heritage of folklore and history associated with the heavenly bodies. Based upon years of research into the observations and astronomical literature of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations. This is a classic Victorian text, originally printed in 1899. If a star has a proper name — and most stars as bright or brighter than Little Dipper stars do have a name — then this book will tell you all about that name and its history in all languages that refer to it. If you are looking for a boat name and want to be sure the name means what you think it does, check this book! This book is also the best we have seen for telling of the mythology associated with each of the constellations. The book is organized by constellation, telling first of the group itself then of each of its member stars.