The Book of the Moon - A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor

Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock

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2019

240 páginas

8h 0m

ISBN-13: 9781419738494

Have you ever wondered if there are seasons on the moon or if space tourism will ever become commonplace? So has Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock. In fact, she earned her nickname “Lunatic” because of her deep fascination for all things lunar. In her lucidly written, comprehensive guide to the moon, Aderin-Pocock takes readers on a journey to our closest celestial neighbor, exploring folklore, facts, and future plans.

She begins with the basics, unpacking everything from the moon’s topography and composition to its formation and orbit around the Earth. She travels back in time to track humanity’s relationship with the moon — beliefs held by ancient civilizations, the technology that allowed for the first moon landing, a brief history of moongazing, and how the moon has influenced culture throughout the years — and then to the future, analyzing the pros and cons of continued space travel and exploration. Throughout the book are sidebars, graphs, and charts to enhance the facts as well as black-and-white illustrations of the moon and stars. The Book of the Moon will be published for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.

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AMAZING

This book is TOTALLY AMAZING! Dr Maggie Aderin Pocock nailed once again. With so much passion and knowledge, in my opinion she deserves to be the first women in the moon. I didn’t know her before this book, but while reading it I could see her amazing knowledge, admiration and intelligence about the moon, how amazing she is as a scientist, a mother, and author. She wrote a full book with true scientific stuff about moon, space and physics, in a totally EASY WAY to read. I gather so many information about our planet and our moon that I had no idea before…. Many claps to her, I became a fan.