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J. F. (John Frederick) Blake
Astronomical Myths: Based on Flammarions's "History of the Heavens"

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Astronomical Myths: Based on Flammarions's "History of the Heavens"

by J. F. (John Frederick) Blake, Camille Flammarion

EN·~9 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total

London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1877.

0:16

PREFACE.

2:02

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

4:17

HISTORY OF THE HEAVENS.

0:01

CHAPTER I. - THE FIRST BEGINNINGS OF ASTRONOMY.

38:23

CHAPTER II. - ASTRONOMY OF THE CELTS.

27:36

CHAPTER III. - ORIGIN OF THE CONSTELLATIONS.

49:34

CHAPTER IV. - THE ZODIAC.

28:29

CHAPTER V. - THE PLEIADES.

38:31

CHAPTER VI. - THE NATURE AND STRUCTURE OF THE HEAVENS ACCORDING TO THE ANCIENTS.

31:50

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~9 hours (542K characters)

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Produced by Eric Hutton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2011-06-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36495

Subjects

Astronomy -- History Cosmology Constellations QB

About the authors

J. F. (John Frederick) Blake

1839–1906

A Victorian geologist and science teacher, he wrote clear, practical books that helped bring geology to a wider audience. His work ranged from fossil studies to regional guides, reflecting a lifetime spent explaining the history written in rocks.

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Camille Flammarion

1842–1925

A bestselling French astronomer who made the night sky feel vivid and approachable, he wrote popular science, imagined life on other worlds, and helped turn astronomy into a subject for everyday readers. His work blended careful observation with wonder, reaching far beyond academic circles.

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