The Moon : from imagination to exploration
2025
Book
The Moon has been an object of fascination for religions, cultures, and societies the world over since the dawn of humanity. This is an illustrated account of our lunar neighbour in all its guises: a guiding light in the night sky, the driver of oceanic tides and natural cycles, the subject of exhaustive scientific study, and an enduring influence in literature, art, and popular culture.
Main title:
The Moon : from imagination to exploration / foreword by Adrian West.
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2025.
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Illustrations on lining papers.Includes index.
ISBN:
9780241682722 (hbk)
Dewey class:
523.3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3972624