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The New Moon
Arlin Crotts
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Description for The New Moon
hardcover. Complete story of the human lunar experience, presenting many interesting but little-known events in lunar science for the first time. Num Pages: 522 pages, 90 b/w illus. 3 tables 5 exercises. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 257 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1242.
Explore Earth's closest neighbor, the Moon, in this fascinating and timely book and discover what we should expect from this seemingly familiar but strange, new frontier. What startling discoveries are being uncovered on the Moon? What will these tell us about our place in the Universe? How can exploring the Moon benefit development on Earth? Discover the role of the Moon in Earth's past and present; read about the lunar environment and how it could be made more habitable for humans; consider whether continued exploration of the Moon is justified; and view rare Apollo-era photos and film stills. This is ... Read more
Explore Earth's closest neighbor, the Moon, in this fascinating and timely book and discover what we should expect from this seemingly familiar but strange, new frontier. What startling discoveries are being uncovered on the Moon? What will these tell us about our place in the Universe? How can exploring the Moon benefit development on Earth? Discover the role of the Moon in Earth's past and present; read about the lunar environment and how it could be made more habitable for humans; consider whether continued exploration of the Moon is justified; and view rare Apollo-era photos and film stills. This is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
123g
Number of Pages
522
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521762243
SKU
V9780521762243
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About Arlin Crotts
Arlin Crotts is Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University and has won numerous awards for his work. Having observed objects as distant as ten billion light years and as close as the Moon, he finds the problems of lunar science particularly intriguing.
Reviews for The New Moon
'Crotts recounts how our understanding of the Moon has shifted since we briefly touched it … Fascinating.' BBC Sky at Night Magazine 'Crotts mines lunar research and its implications for human colonization in staggering, often deeply engaging, detail.' Nature