Moon : an illustrated history : from ancient myths to the colonies of tomorrow

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Label

Moon : an illustrated history : from ancient myths to the colonies of tomorrow

Title remainder

an illustrated history : from ancient myths to the colonies of tomorrow

Statement of responsibility

David Warmflash

Creator

• Warmflash, David

Author

• Warmflash, David

Subject

• Astronomy -- History
• Moon -- Exploration
• Space flight to the moon

Language

eng

Summary

"Moon: An Illustrated History chronologically presents 100 milestones in the Moon's development and exploration. Starting 4.5 billion years ago when the Moon formed, this stunning volume moves from the hypotheses of the Moon's formation (4.5 billion years ago) to sixth-century BCE predictions of solar eclipses, from the twentieth-century Space Race between the US and the Soviet Union to private space companies and possible future lunar colonies. Find out about lunar calendar systems and cults in the Bible; how lunar brightness was used to estimate stellar distances; how advancing telescopes in the seventeenth century allowed us to eye the Moon more closely; how author Jules Verne inspired the Father of Astronautics; the originals of the Saturn V Moon Rocket; the Apollo missions, and so much more."--

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Publisher's description

Cataloging source

YDX

Dewey number

523.3

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

QB581.9

LC item number

.W37 2019

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography