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Yoshamya: /* Reference */

2012-12-05T03:39:42Z

Reference

Yoshamya: /* Chakavian sky */

2012-12-05T03:13:55Z

Chakavian sky

Alexwolf: /* Arabic */

2011-09-13T06:30:54Z

Arabic

Alexwolf: /* Ancient Egypt */

2011-09-13T06:30:13Z

Ancient Egypt

Alexwolf: /* External links */

2011-08-02T15:19:50Z

External links

Yoshamya: add. Kaykavian sky culture

2011-03-26T04:46:10Z

add. Kaykavian sky culture

MLG at 15:59, 4 March 2011

2011-03-04T15:59:23Z

MLG: /* Ancient Egypt */

2011-03-04T14:03:23Z

Ancient Egypt

Mrichards42: /* Alternative asterism files for Stellarium */

2010-09-28T02:29:53Z

Alternative asterism files for Stellarium

Ruediger: Ancient-Skies - Human Cultures and Their Skies

2010-04-16T19:54:41Z

Ancient-Skies - Human Cultures and Their Skies

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 ===Reference===
-Chakavian folk astrognosy in Adriatic was studied in detail 1923-1976, and reported in big monograph of late professor Mitjel Yoshamya: Gan-Vey'''an''', 1224 p. Zagreb 2005 (Croatian with English & French digests). The related minor wiki-insights then occured also in Wikinfo and WikiSlavia.
+Chakavian folk astrognosy in Adriatic was studied in detail 1923-1976, and reported in big monograph of late professor Mitjel Yoshamya: ''Gan-Vey'''an''''', 1224 p. Zagreb 2005 (Croatian with English & French digests). The related minor wiki-insights then occured also in ''Wikinfo'' and ''WikiSlavia''.
 ==Polynesian==

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 Earlier constellations are more problematic, but some indications exist that some modern zodiac signs are very ancient indeed[http://www.catchpenny.org/thoth/3arch.htm], although the constellations did change significantly over time[http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gtosiris/page11-15.html]
-==Chakavian sky==
+==Chakavian-Kaykavian sky==
 This is a partial archaic variant of Western Sky image conserved on its medieval level, including so far '''127''' names of different celestial objects. It was used up to recently (19th century) by Adriatic islanders in navigation and fisheries, for their orientation and determination of nocturnal hours. It was not officially standardised, being transferred chiefly by oral traditions in Chakavian tongue and by scarce notes in Glagolitic script.
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 ===Other data===
-For difference of other cultures, Chakavian nomenclature in Adriatic has 13 specific names for all visible nebulae plus some details of ''Via Lactea'', because their visibility (or absence) is widely used here for weekly weather prognoses. Moreover, Chakavian folk naming of dozen visible details on Moon is among the most precise ones, because up to recently they observed them as a ''Selenoscope'', i.e. determining of fate and future by Moon in 56 annual weeks (not by usual solar horoscope of Zoodiac).
+For difference of other cultures, Chakavian nomenclature in Adriatic has 13 specific names for all visible nebulae plus some details of ''Via Lactea'', because their visibility (or absence) is widely used here for weekly weather prognoses. Moreover, Chakavian folk naming of dozen visible details on Moon is among the most precise ones, because up to recently they observed them as a ''Selenoscope'', i.e. determining of fate and future by Moon in 56 annual weeks (not by usual solar horoscope of Zoodiac). Also the 3 hardly visible Galilean satellites of Jupiter were named after their distance from planet.
 ===Short naming survey===
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 *30. Z'''mû'''li ''(Crater'' ):  no major stars named.
 *31. Ž'''mÿ'''ni ''(Libra):'' Žmin'''ÿn'''a (Zubenelgenubi), Sionžm'''ÿn''' (Zubenelshemali).
 *- - Štomor'''ÿn'''a Kruna ''(Via Lactea):'' Garm'''ÿn'''a (lacuna), Siong'''êt''' (sinus), Art'''ÿn'''a (promontorium).
-*- - Švitl'''ÿc'''e (planets & comets): Zvic'''er'''na (Venus), Rum'''an'''ica (Mars), Plauš'''ÿc'''a (Jupiter), Želen'''ÿc'''a (Saturn), Šalam'''un'''a (Halleys comet), ...etc.
+===Other non-star objects===
 ===Kaykavian sky===
-The naming diversity of the above Chakavian sky stimulated recently also the registering of celestial folk names in other adjacent inland ethno-cultures. The star naming eastwards in Balkans was found to be rather poor including 12 to 20 sky names only. However, one registered a rather rich '''''Kaykavian''''' sky culture in north-western Croatia at Zagreb capital, including '''63''' named stars and constellations with the original Kaykavian names. The Kaykavian constellations are: '''‘A'''gneci ''(Aries)'',  C'''új'''zeki ''(Centaurus)'', D'''ék'''lice ''(Virgo)'', Denev'''ýr''' ''(Hydra)'', K'''áč'''je ''(Ophiuchus)'', K'''rí'''žeki ''(Cygnus)'', Kos'''jé'''ri (Leo), K'''óz'''leki ''(Auriga)'', Kramp'''âč''' ''(Corvus)'', '''‘O'''sleki ''(Cancer)'', P'''é'''si (Canis Major & Minor), Poz'''ój'''i ''(Libra)'', Skun'''kâ'''či ''(Aries)'', Šk'''ár'''nik ''(Aquarius)'', Tri S'''és'''tre ''(Triangulus)'', T'''ró'''nuš ''(Cassiopeia)'', V'''ól'''eki ''(Lyra)'', Malak'''ól'''a ''(Ursa Minor)'', V'''él'''ka Kola ''(Ursa Major)'', and stellar clusters L'''áh'''eci ''(Pleiades)'', K'''ép'''eci ''(Hyades)'', etc. The individual stars there named are e.g.: Sev'''ér'''nica ''(Polaris)'', Bazil'''ís'''k ''(Zubenelgenubi)'', D'''é'''va ''(Spica)'', Dv'''ój'''ček ''(Mizar + Alkor)'', Jer'''ýn'''a ''(Antares)'', K'''áč'''ica ''(Rasalgeti)'', K'''ó'''sec ''(Regulus)'', Koz'''êl''' ''(Capella)'', K'''ús'''ja ''(Sirius)'', Petrov Kr'''ýš''' ''(Deneb)'', Pilj'''úh''' ''(Altair)'', Ščem'''êr'''nica ''(Rasalhague)'', Žerj'''âv''' ''(Fomalhaut)'', Pir'''gá'''ča ''(Orion's'' nebula), L'''úk'''nja (Black hole in ''Sagittarius)'', and others.
+The naming diversity of the above Chakavian sky stimulated recently also the registering of celestial folk names in other adjacent inland ethno-cultures. The star naming in eastward inlands of central Balkans was found to be rather poor including 12 to 20 sky names only. However, one registered a rather rich '''''Kaykavian''''' sky culture in north-western Croatia around Zagreb capital, including '''63''' named stars and constellations with the old original Kaykavian names. The Kaykavian constellations are: '''‘A'''gneci ''(Aries)'',  C'''új'''zeki ''(Centaurus)'', D'''ék'''lice ''(Virgo)'', Denev'''ýr''' ''(Hydra)'', K'''áč'''je ''(Ophiuchus)'', K'''rí'''žeki ''(Cygnus)'', Kos'''jé'''ri (Leo), K'''óz'''leki ''(Auriga)'', Kramp'''âč''' ''(Corvus)'', '''‘O'''sleki ''(Cancer)'', P'''é'''si (Canis Major & Minor), Poz'''ój'''i ''(Libra)'', Skun'''kâ'''či ''(Aries)'', Šk'''ár'''nik ''(Aquarius)'', Tri S'''és'''tre ''(Triangulus)'', T'''ró'''nuš ''(Cassiopeia)'', V'''ól'''eki ''(Lyra)'', Malak'''ól'''a ''(Ursa Minor)'', V'''él'''ka Kola ''(Ursa Major)'', and stellar clusters L'''áh'''eci ''(Pleiades)'', K'''ép'''eci ''(Hyades)'', etc.
 ===Reference===
-Chakavian folk astrognosy in Adriatic was studied in detail 1923-1976, and reported in big monograph of late M. Yoshamya: Gan-Vey'''an''', 1224 p. Zagreb 2005 (Croatian with English & French digests). Related minor wiki-insights occur also in Wikinfo and Wikislavia.
+Chakavian folk astrognosy in Adriatic was studied in detail 1923-1976, and reported in big monograph of late professor Mitjel Yoshamya: Gan-Vey'''an''', 1224 p. Zagreb 2005 (Croatian with English & French digests). The related minor wiki-insights then occured also in Wikinfo and WikiSlavia.
 ==Polynesian==

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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Verbiest Ferdinand Verbiest] at Wikipedia
-==Arabic==
+==Ancient Arabic==
 {{ChapterLink|name=Arabic Stars|type=section}}

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 * [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Chinese_Astronomy Yixiangkaocheng] at Wikimedia Commons
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Verbiest Ferdinand Verbiest] at Wikipedia
 ==Ancient Egypt==

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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_catalogue Star Catalogue] article at Wikipedia
 * [http://hubblesource.stsci.edu/sources/illustrations/constellations/ Constellation image library] of the U.S. Naval Observatory and the Space Telescope Science Institute. Johannes Hevelius Engravings.
 ==Chinese==

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		+	==Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Assyrian-Sumerian)==
		+	The Mesopotamian astrology was highly developed, even be used for political propaganda purposes over the population.[http://books.google.com.br/books?id=nAuTreDJKdoC&lpg=PP1&dq=Babylonian%20Star-lore&pg=PA224#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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		+	'''Sources of study
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		+	Astrology in Mesopotamian Culture, A.E.Thierens 1935 [http://books.google.com.br/books?id=Zv4UAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=Mesopotamian%20astrology&hl=pt-br&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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		+	Mesopotamian astrology: An introduction to Babylonian and Assyrian celestial divination (Ulla Koch-Westenholz, Ulla Susanne Koc) [http://books.google.com.br/books?id=8QiwAqGlmAQC&lpg=PP1&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false]
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		+	Origins of the Ancient constellations (John H. Rogers) [http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998JBAA..108....9R&link_type=ARTICLE&db_key=AST&high=]
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		+	Site with massive compendium of scholarly resources [http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/babylon/babybibl.htm]
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		+	List of external links [http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/babylon/babybibl_links.htm]



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	Late Egyption astronomy/astrology follows that of Greco/Roman culture. The belief that the stars could influence human destiny does not appear to have reached Egypt until the Ptolemaic period. The temple of Hathor at Denderah dates from Ptolemaic times, probably the first century BCE, and has a wonderful illustration of the sky that illustrates this point.[http://home.maine.rr.com/imyunnut/Den.Round.html]		Late Egyption astronomy/astrology follows that of Greco/Roman culture. The belief that the stars could influence human destiny does not appear to have reached Egypt until the Ptolemaic period. The temple of Hathor at Denderah dates from Ptolemaic times, probably the first century BCE, and has a wonderful illustration of the sky that illustrates this point.[http://home.maine.rr.com/imyunnut/Den.Round.html]
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		+	The Dendera Zodicac was discovered in 1802 in Napoleon's expedition to Egypt.[http://books.google.com/books?vid=0wPPdxNrZi0_mMbp&id=xznqw5EkOCMC] and has been studied to date. [http://www.solaria-publications.com/a_new_interpretation_of_the_dendera_zodiac]

	However there were differences in names. For example, Cancer the Crab is represented by the Scarab Beetle. The figure of the Lion near the Scales (which is not the zodiacal Lion) is the constellation Centaurus. [http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gtosiris/page11-17.html]		However there were differences in names. For example, Cancer the Crab is represented by the Scarab Beetle. The figure of the Lion near the Scales (which is not the zodiacal Lion) is the constellation Centaurus. [http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gtosiris/page11-17.html]

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 ===Alternative asterism files for Stellarium===
-Asterisms by H.A. Rey, from his book "The Stars: A New Way To See Them", by [http://sourceforge.net/users/tleemans/ tleemans]
+Asterisms by H.A. Rey, from his book "The Stars: A New Way To See Them", by [http://sourceforge.net/users/wackymorningdj/ Mike Richards] are available [http://wackymorningdj.users.sourceforge.net/ha_rey_stellarium.zip here].
-[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=48857&atid=454375&file_id=117135&aid=1109398 Download this constellationship.fab file]
+These files work with Stellarium 0.10.5
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-(This file is no longer available.  Which is just as well since it was causing problems with recent versions of Stellarium.  No new version is known.)
 ===External links===

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	Orchiston, W 'Australian Aboriginal, Polynesian and Maori Astronomy', Chapter in: 1996 'Astronomy before the telescope' 318-328. Editor Chris Walker. BCA		Orchiston, W 'Australian Aboriginal, Polynesian and Maori Astronomy', Chapter in: 1996 'Astronomy before the telescope' 318-328. Editor Chris Walker. BCA
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		+	==Project Ancient-Skies - Human Cultures and Their Skies ==
		+	Ancient-Skies is a global scientific project which aims to collect, verify and publish available information about various human cultures, their astronomical knowledge and its representation in the sky within a single web-accessible knowledgebase. Our aim is to rely on primary sources and verify them scientifically, so that the published information is valueable to the general public and scientists all over the world.
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		+	The project is part of IYA2009 global cornerstone project '''Astronomy and World Heritage'''.
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		+	Human Cultures published in our knowledgebase are also available as downloadable Sky Culture Files for Stellarium.
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		+	Among the first cultures published in our knowledgebase is the people of Fante people of the coastal region of Ghana, Western Africa
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		+	External Link:
		+	The knowledgebase is accessable thru the project's website
		+	http://www.ancient-skies.org/
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