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Jan 2002

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5447. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Lithuanian folklore, archaic calendars and terminology show that Lithuanians were interested in astronomy from ancient times. A lot of celestial bodies have names of Lithuanian origin that are not related to widely accepted ancient Greek mythology. For example, the Milky Way is named `Pauksciu Takas' (literally the way of birds), the constellation of the Great Bear `Didieji Grizulo Ratai' (literal...

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