On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 22:27:57 -0400, Anthony PDC
wrote:

It's unique because, in addition to its wealth of scientific
data, the Celestial Handbook addresses the "human" aspects of
astronomy from a pan-cultural, historical perspective, and of the
majesty of Universe as expressed through poetry. It's a book one can
curl up with and savour, such is the quality and breadth of his
treatment of the stars.

If you enjoy Burnham's style of writing, you'd probably enjoy another Dover
reprint, Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning". No
physics whatsoever (it's over a hundred years old), but a colossal tour of
history and mythology.