Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-208) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moon

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1056742429

Responsibility statement

David Warmflash

Series statement

Sterling illustrated histories

Sub title

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

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."--Amazon

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