Abstract
Over thousands of years people of many civilizations, influenced by climate and history, have tried to explain patterns of stars in terms of their own cultures. These patterns or constellations include such creatures as a bear, a hunter, a dragon and serpents, and a giraffe. Although some bright stars have been given several different names, most of the commonly used ones derive from the early Arabs and Greeks.
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© 1997 David H. Levy, Larry A. Lebofsky, and Nancy R. Lebofsky
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Levy, D.H., Lebofsky, L.A., Lebofsky, N.R. (1997). Cultures and Constellations. In: Sharing the Sky. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6371-0_3
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