Frances Lincoln
Once Upon a Starry Night: Heroes and Gods of the Constellations. Jacqueline Mitton, Christina Balit
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Here are the stories of 10 great constellations - from Persons to Hercules, including Pegasus, Argo, Andromeda and Cassiopeia. Jacqueline Mitton sets contemporary fact against ancient legend; and Christina Balit portrays each constellation in loving detail. Drawing on the eternal lure of the universe, this makes an exciting introduction to the figures dominating our night sky.
Once Upon a Starry Night: Heroes and Gods of the Constellations. Jacqueline Mitton, Christina Balit
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Jacqueline Mitton has published over thirty books on astronomy and is a past editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association. In 1990 the International Astronomical Union named Asteroid 4027 “Mitton” in recognition of her and Simon Mitton.
Her books Marshall Children's Guide to Astronomy was short-listed for Rhone-Poulenc Junior Book prize and Kingdom of the Sun won the1999 English Association Illustrated Children's Book Award, 2001.
Source: Princeton University Press
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