Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke2752m&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2752. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Amateur Astronomy, Education And Public Impact
Scientific paper
Look up into the sky on any dark, clear night, and the patterns made by the stars are obvious at a glance. It was natural for ancient peoples to form groups or constellations, and it was equally natural for them to assume that these constellations had real significance. In fact this is not so, simply because the stars are at very different distances from us—instead of being fastened on to a solid...
Moore Patrick
Murdin Paul
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