Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens
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ASTRONOMICAL MYTHS.
ASTRONOMICAL MYTHS,
FLAMMARION'S "HISTORY OF THE HEAVENS."
JOHN F. BLAKE.
London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1877.
London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1877.
PREFACE.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CONTENTS.
HISTORY OF THE HEAVENS.
CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY.
THE FIRST BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY.
CHAPTER II.
ASTRONOMY OF THE CELTS.
ASTRONOMY OF THE CELTS.
CHAPTER III.
ORIGIN OF THE CONSTELLATIONS.
ORIGIN OF THE CONSTELLATIONS.
CHAPTER IV.
THE ZODIAC.
THE ZODIAC.
CHAPTER V.
THE PLEIADES.
THE PLEIADES.
CHAPTER VI.
THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE HEAVENS ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENTS.
THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE HEAVENS ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENTS.
CHAPTER VII.
THE CELESTIAL HARMONY.
THE CELESTIAL HARMONY.
CHAPTER VIII.
ASTRONOMICAL SYSTEMS.
ASTRONOMICAL SYSTEMS.
CHAPTER IX.
THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD OF THE ANCIENTS.—COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY.
THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD OF THE ANCIENTS.—COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY.
CHAPTER X.
COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE CHURCH.
COSMOGRAPHY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE CHURCH.
CHAPTER XI.
LEGENDARY WORLDS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
LEGENDARY WORLDS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
CHAPTER XII.
ECLIPSES AND COMETS.
ECLIPSES AND COMETS.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE GREATNESS AND THE FALL OF ASTROLOGY.
THE GREATNESS AND THE FALL OF ASTROLOGY.
CHAPTER XIV.
TIME AND THE CALENDAR.
TIME AND THE CALENDAR.
CHAPTER XV.
THE END OF THE WORLD.
THE END.
THE END.
THE END OF THE WORLD.
THE END.
THE END.
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