El lenguaje de las estrellas y los planetas: Guía visual sobre los misterios del cielo (Guías Visuales series)

by Geoffrey Cornelius, Paul Devereux

This guide explores the profound meanings that humankind has attributed over the centuries to the heavenly bodies. Drawing upon a mixture of astrology, astronomy, anthropology, and other strands of both ancient and modern science, this work discusses the underlying spiritual and psychological perceptions behind the interpretations placed upon the heavens by various cultures, including Aztec, Mayan, Mesopotamian, ancient Egyptian, Native North American, Chinese, and Hindu.  Esta guía explora el profundo significado que la humanidad le ha atribuido durante siglos a los cuerpos celestes. Basándose en la combinación de la astrología, la astronomía, la antropología y otras ramas de la ciencia, tanto antigua como moderna, esta obra discute las percepciones espirituales y psicológicas subyacentes detrás de las interpretaciones que sobre los cielos hicieron varias culturas, incluyendo la azteca, la maya, la mesopotámica, los antiguos egipcios, los nativos de América del Norte, chinos e hindúes.  

Genres: Science, Astrology, Reference, Nonfiction, Astronomy

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[GoldGato · Rating 5 out of 5]

The wonder of this book is that it pulls you into its orbit of extraordinary illustrations and visualization of astronomy, astrology, and mythology...all at once. If you're like me, and you've never quite figured out how some stars could represent Orion The Hunter or Cancer The Crab, this book makes it electrifyingly clear.

Unlike some books which focus on astronomy, the author doesn't go on ad nauseum about the different types of telescopes needed. Instead, he takes on the role of storyteller, describing the origins of the Titans and Saturn and how the gods of myths decided upon the patterns of our jeweled skies.

The layout is very clean, with each chapter devoted to a specific subject, which in turn, leads to the next logical chapter. I, for one, couldn't wait for night to push day aside, so I could view the stars and piece together the stories I had just learnt.


Book Season = Summer (clear skies for your eyes)

[Dimitra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book but it had sooooooooooo much information in so little pages!
I got tired reading it but I learned a lot of historical facts and it was fun!
I'm still bad at finding the stars combinations in the sky but at least now I'm trying to! :P
For anyone who wants to learn a lot about stars, this book is amazing!

[lexi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Thiago Hallak · Rating 2 out of 5]

A tradução para o Português contém alguns erros crassos, alguns dos quais se @ leitor(a) não possui conhecimento prévio pode ser levad@ a acreditar em sentenças falsas.... mas não sei como foi escrito originalmente!

De qualquer forma... ao mesmo tempo que é interessante para pessoas se introduzindo nos temas - e a parte de astroarqueologia não é muito comum de se encontrar por aí - é, de forma geral, superficial.