Olcott, Star Lore | The Sky Tonight

Olcott drew heavily upon the work of R.A. Allen, and treated only the northern constellations, but this remains a readable and entertaining overview of constellation lore.

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William Tyler Olcott, Star Lore of All Ages (New York: G.P. Putnam, 1911; reprint Dover Press, 2004).

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Book - print
Book - online

Ages:

Adult

Topics:

Skylore

Tradition:

Ptolemaic
Modern

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Kerry Magruder, Brent Purkaple, and Aja Tolman, editors, "The Sky Tonight: Cultural Archaeology of the Stars" (December 21, 2019 - ongoing), skytonight.org.