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Ancient Skies
- Author
- David Weston Marshall
- Narrator
- Keith Sellon-Wright
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 7 August 2018
- Run Time
- 4 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This nonfiction narrative presents the tales of the forty-eight classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years from Homer (c. 800 BC) to Claudius Ptolemy (c. 150 AD). These age-old tales have captured the human imagination from ancient times to the present, and through them we can examine the early practical astronomy, philosophical speculation on the cosmos, and fundamental moral beliefs of much of Western civilization.
Through Marshall's research and storytelling, Ancient Skies brings the belief systems of the classical world to shining life.
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Details
- Author
- David Weston Marshall
- Narrator
- Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duration
- 4 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 August 2018
- ISBN
- 9781684413799
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- History, Ancient history, Science: general issues, Astronomy, space and time, European history
Synopsis
The stars and constellations are among the few remaining objects that appear to us just as they appeared to our distant ancestors. From anywhere on Earth, a person may view the celestial panorama simply by stepping outside at night and gazing upward.This nonfiction narrative presents the tales of the forty-eight classical constellations, compiled from literature spanning a thousand years from Homer (c. 800 BC) to Claudius Ptolemy (c. 150 AD). These age-old tales have captured the human imagination from ancient times to the present, and through them we can examine the early practical astronomy, philosophical speculation on the cosmos, and fundamental moral beliefs of much of Western civilization.Through Marshall's research and storytelling, Ancient Skies brings the belief systems of the classical world to shining life.
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