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He recounts a spectacle that left New Yorkers in the moon’s shadow and looks to future eclipses that will capture the imaginations of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this accessible and engaging read, Aveni explains the science behind the phenomenon, tracks eclipses across the ancient world, and examines their roles in modern times. He reveals the profound effects these cosmic events have had on human history. 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A wonderful treasury of cultural astronomy.\"—Jacqueline Mitton, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eZoo in the Sky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe can see love, betrayal, and friendship in the heavens, if we know where to look. A world expert on cultural understandings of cosmology, Anthony Aveni provides an unconventional atlas of the night sky, introducing readers to tales beloved for generations. The constellations included are not only your typical Greek and Roman myths, but star patterns conceived by a host of cultures, non-Western and indigenous, ancient and contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe sky has long served as a template for telling stories about the meaning of life. People have looked for likenesses between the domains of heaven and earth to help marry the unfamiliar above to the quotidian below. 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