Tales of the forty-eight classical constellations have captured the human imagination from ancient times to the present. Compiled from literature spanning from Homer to Claudius Ptolemy, with illustrations and star charts reconstructed from ancient sources, Ancient Skies immerses the reader in the world of ancient cosmology and constellation mapping.

About the Author
David W. Marshall, PhD, is a historian and archivist on the faculty of Texas Tech University, with 34 years of experience as a researcher, instructor, professor and archivist. He is the author of Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West (Countryman Press, 2016). He lives in Lorenzo, Texas.


Book Information
ISBN 9781682682111
Author David Weston Marshall
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Countryman Press Inc.
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 218mm * 150mm * 25mm