Cokinos Christopher
Cokinos Christopher - Still As Bright An Illuminating History Of The Moon From Antiquity To Tomorrow - Hardcover
Cokinos Christopher - Still As Bright An Illuminating History Of The Moon From Antiquity To Tomorrow - Hardcover
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Description: An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history. " When the Moon rises between buildings or over trees it's not just a beautiful light: It's an archive of human longing fear and adventure. The Moon is more than a rock. It's a story. In the luminously told Still As Bright the story of the Moon traverses time and space rendering a range of human experiences from the beliefs of ancient cultures to the science of Galileo's telescopic discoveries from the obsessions of colorful 19th century selenographers to the astronauts of Apollo and now Artemis. Still As Bright also traces Cokinos's own lunar pilgrimage. With his backyard telescope he explores the surface of the Moon while rooted in places both domestic and wild and this award - winning poet and writer rediscovers feelings of solace love and wonder in the midst of loss and change. Simultaneously steeped in rigorous cultural and scientific history as well as memoir Still As Bright is a thoughtful deeply moving evergreen natural history. It takes readers on a lyrical journey that spans the human understanding of our closest celestial neighbor whose multi - faceted appeal has worked on witches scientists poets engineers and even billionaires. Still As Bright is a must - read for anyone who has ever looked up into the night sky in awe and wonder. Readers will never look at the Moon the same way again.
Title: Still As Bright An Illuminating History Of The Moon From Antiquity To Tomorrow
Author(s): Cokinos Christopher
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Barcode: 9781639365692
Pages: 448 Pages
Publication Date: 4/2/2024
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space
Description: An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of human history. " When the Moon rises between buildings or over trees it's not just a beautiful light: It's an archive of human longing fear and adventure. The Moon is more than a rock. It's a story. In the luminously told Still As Bright the story of the Moon traverses time and space rendering a range of human experiences from the beliefs of ancient cultures to the science of Galileo's telescopic discoveries from the obsessions of colorful 19th century selenographers to the astronauts of Apollo and now Artemis. Still As Bright also traces Cokinos's own lunar pilgrimage. With his backyard telescope he explores the surface of the Moon while rooted in places both domestic and wild and this award - winning poet and writer rediscovers feelings of solace love and wonder in the midst of loss and change. Simultaneously steeped in rigorous cultural and scientific history as well as memoir Still As Bright is a thoughtful deeply moving evergreen natural history. It takes readers on a lyrical journey that spans the human understanding of our closest celestial neighbor whose multi - faceted appeal has worked on witches scientists poets engineers and even billionaires. Still As Bright is a must - read for anyone who has ever looked up into the night sky in awe and wonder. Readers will never look at the Moon the same way again.
Title: Still As Bright An Illuminating History Of The Moon From Antiquity To Tomorrow
Author(s): Cokinos Christopher
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Barcode: 9781639365692
Pages: 448 Pages
Publication Date: 4/2/2024
Category: Popular Astronomy & Space
