دانلود کتاب The Mythology of the Night Sky: Greek, Roman, and Other Celestial Lore

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Preface About the Author Contents Chapter 1: An Introduction to Greco-Roman Mythology The Night Sky and Ancient Cultures Greek or Roman? The Creation of the World Astronomical Family Trees Chapter 2: The Winter Constellations Introduction Orion – The Hunter Canis Major – The Great Dog Canis Minor – The Little Dog Lepus – The Hare Scorpius – The Scorpion The Description The Legend Taurus – The Bull The Description The Legend of Europa and the White Bull The Legend of the Cretan Bull The Hyades – The Daughters of Atlas The Description The Legend The Pleiades (M45) – The Seven Sisters The Star Cluster The Description The Legend Auriga – The Charioteer The Description The Legend Eridanus – The River The Description The Legend Aries – The Ram The Description The Legend Gemini – The Twins The Description The Legend The Ship Argo Puppis – The Stern Pyxis – The Mariner’s Compass Vela – The Sails Carina – The Keel Chapter 3: The Legend of Jason and the Argonauts The Constellations The Legend Chapter 4: The Spring Constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor – The Greater Bear and the Lesser Bear Ursa Major – The Great Bear and the Big Dipper The Description Ursa Minor The Description The Legend Boötes – The Herdsman (or the Plowman) The Description The Legend Virgo – The Virgin The Description The Legend Corvus – The Crow The Description The Legend Crater – The Cup The Description The Legend Centaurus – The Centaur The Description The Legend Lupus – The Wolf The Description The Legend Leo – The Lion The Description The Legend Hydra – The Watersnake The Description The Legend Cancer – The Crab The Description The Legend Chapter 5: The Summer Constellations Ophiuchus – The Serpent-Bearer The Description Serpens (Cauda and Caput) – The Serpents The Description The Legend Corona Borealis – The Northern Crown The Description The Legend Corona Australis – The Southern Crown The Description The Legend Draco – The Dragon The Description The Legend Aquila – The Eagle The Description The Legend Scorpius – The Scorpion The Description The Legend Libra – The Scales The Description The Legend Sagittarius – The Archer The Description The Legend Lyra – The Lyre The Description The Legend Cygnus – The Swan The Description The Legend Ara – The Altar The Description The Legend Hercules – The Hero The Description The Legend Sagitta – The Arrow The Description The Legend Equuleus – The Foal The Description The Legend Chapter 6: The Legend of Hercules The Constellations The Legend The First Labor – The Nemean Lion The Second Labor – The Hydra of Lerna The Third Labor – The Erymanthian Boar The Fourth Labor – The Hind of Ceryneia The Fifth Labor – The Stymphalian Birds The Sixth Labor – The Augean Stables The Seventh Labor – The Cretan Bull The Eighth Labor – The Horses of Diomedes The Ninth Labor – The Girdle of the Amazon The Tenth Labor – The Cattle of Geryon The Eleventh Labor – The Apples of Hesperides The Twelfth Labor – The Stealing of Cerberus Chapter 7: The Autumn Constellations Delphinus – The Dolphin Photographing Delphinus The Description The Legend Aquarius – The Water-Bearer The Description The Legend Capricornus – The Sea-Goat The Description The Legend Pisces – The Fishes The Description The Legend Pisces Austrinus – The Southern Fish The Description The Legend Pegasus – The Flying Horse The Description The Legend Andromeda – The Princess The Description The Legend Cetus – The Sea-Monster (Whale) The Description The Legend Cassiopeia – The Queen The Description The Legend Cepheus – The King The Description The Legend Perseus – The Hero The Description The Legend Triangulum – The Triangle The Description The Legend Chapter 8: The Legend of Perseus The Constellations The Legend Chapter 9: Introductions to Other Mythologies Norse Mythology Yggdrasil Order and Chaos Midgard and Humanity Asgard and the Aesir Gods and Goddesses Vanaheim and the Vanir Gods and Goddesses Jotunheim and the World of the Giants Other Creatures in Norse Mythology Aesir-Vanir War Ragnarök (Fate of the Gods) Epilogue Celtic Mythology Inuit Mythology Inuit Creation Stories Other Inuit Legends Hawaiian Mythology The Akua The Kupua The ʻaumakua Rapa Nui Mythology Migration from Hiva to Rapa Nui The Long Ears and the Short Ears Tangata-Manu or Bird-Man Make-Make Tongva Mythology Chapter 10: Planets and Satellites Mercury The Description The Legend Venus The Description The Legend Earth The Description The Legend Earth’s Satellite – The Moon The Description The Legend Mars The Description The Legend Mars’ Satellites Deimos Phobos Jupiter The Description The Legend Jupiter’s Satellites The Description The Legend Adrastea Aitne Amalthea Ananke Aoede Arche Autonoe Callirrhoe Callisto Carme Carpo Chaldene Cyllene Dia Eirene Elara Erinome Ersa Euanthe Eukelade Eupheme Euporie Europa Eurydome Ganymede Harpalyke Hegemone Helike Hermippe Herse Himalia Io Iocaste Isonoe Kale Kallichore Kalyke Kore Leda Lysithea Megaclite Metis Mneme Orthosie Pandia Pasiphae Pasithee Philophrosyne Praxidike Sinope Sponde Taygete Thebe Thelxinoe Themisto Thyone Valetudo Saturn The Description The Legend Saturn’s Satellites Aegaeon Aegir Albiorix Anthe Atlas Babhionn Bergelmir Bestla Calypso Daphnis Dione Enceladus Epimetheus Erriapus Farbauti Fenrir Fornjot Greip Hati Helene Hyperion Hyrrokkin Iapetus Ijiraq Janus Jarnsaxa Kari Kiviuq Loge Methone Mimas Mundilfari Narvi Paaliaq Pallene Pan Pandora Phoebe Polydeuces Prometheus Rhea Siarnaq Skathi Sköll Surtur Suttungr Tarqeq Tarvos Telesto Tethys Thrymr Titan Ymir Uranus The Description The Legend Uranus’ Satellites Neptune The Description The Legend Neptune’s Satellites Despina Galatea Halimede Hippocamp Laomedeia Larissa Naiad Nereid Neso Proteus Psamathe Sao Thalassa Triton Chapter 11: Dwarf Planets and Asteroids Ceres The Description The Legend Pluto The Description The Legend Pluto’s Satellites Charon Nix Hydra Kerberos Styx Eris Description The Legend Dysnomia Haumea Description Haumea and the Legend of Puna and The Dragon Haumea’s Satellites Hi’iaka The Legend of Hi’iaka and Pele Namaka The Legend of Pele and Namakaokahai Makemake The Legend Sedna The Legend Quaoar Weywot Orcus Vanith The Asteroids Vesta (4 Vesta) The Description The Legend Pallas (2 Pallas) The Description The Legend Ceres (1 Ceres) The Description The Legend Iris (7 Iris) The Description The Legend Eros (433 Eros) The Description The Legend Hebe (6 Hebe) The Description The Legend Juno (3 Juno) The Description The Legend Melpomene (18 Melpomene) The Description The Legend Eunomia (15 Eunomia) The Description The Legend Flora (8 Flora) The Description The Legend Chapter 12: Astrophotography Using a Compact Digital Camera or Smartphone Camera Astrophotography Using a Smartphone Smartphone Camera Challenges Wide Field Images - Tripod Wide Field Images - Tracking Images through a Telescope The Author’s Final Word Appendix A Names of the Greek and Roman Gods Appendix B Ptolemy’s Constellations Appendix C The Messier Objects Appendix D NGC/IC Objects by Constellation Appendix E The Greek Alphabet Bibliography Index