A Dictionary of Modern Star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names And Their Derivations

by Paul Kunitzsch, Tim Smart

A revised edition of a classic text, A Dictionary of Star Names will help you navigate the origin and meaning of star names.

66 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[George]

A well -researched presentation of the derivation of start names from the ancient Attractive, Greek, and Latin and the attribution of those names (often erroneously) to specific stars. The book lists the constellations alphabetically, with the named stars in order by their Greek letters.