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Review: Star Names: Their Lore and MeaningUser Review - Manuel Vega - GoodreadsTons of information about each constellation and star. Excellent data base, but hard to read due to a poor editing with too many fonts in some cases way too small to read comfortable. Read full review Review: Star Names: Their Lore and MeaningUser Review - Heidi - GoodreadsWonderful, used it as a reference guide when talking about stars to groups. Read full review Related booksOther editions - View all
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