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Lunar : a history of the moon in myths, maps, and matter, incorporating the USGS/NASA geologic atlas. 1962-74 / Matthew Shindell, consultant editor ; Dava Sobel, foreword.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moon--Atlases.
- Moon.
- Moon--History--Popular works.
- Moon--Social aspects--Popular works.
- Moon--Religious aspects--Popular works.
- Moon--Mythology--Popular works.
- Lunar geography.
- Lunar geology.
- Astronomy.
- astronomy.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 38 cm
- Other Title:
- History of the moon in myths, maps, and matter, incorporating the USGS/NASA geologic atlas. 1962-74
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2024.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Introduction: Myth, maps, and matter
- Introduction: Lunar nomenclature
- Introduction: Maps 1-44
- The prehistoric lunar calendar
- The moon in ancient Egyptian creation myths
- The moon in ancient Greek and Roman myth
- The moon is my mother : Lakota perspectives
- The moon and a geocentric universe
- Understanding the phases of the moon
- The female cycle and the moon
- Mayan lunar astrology
- The moon and medieval natural philosophy
- 'Moonstruck' : lunacy and the full moon
- The symbolism of the moon in astrology
- The theory of lunar eclipses
- The moon and the heliocentric worldview
- Early telescopic studies of the moon
- The moon in literature and fiction
- Moonscapes : the moon in 19th-century painting
- How the moon governs the tides
- Lunar photography : opportunity and challenge
- A paper moon : cartes de visite
- The feminine symbolism of the moon
- The moon in popular science books
- The moon in silent cinema
- Surrealists and the moon
- 'Selling' the moon in the 1950s
- The first moon race : Luna versus Pioneer
- The cinematic moon
- Flybys, landers and orbiters
- The far side of the moon
- The Apollo programme
- Contemporary artists and the moon
- The Artemis missions
- Geological characteristics : lunar atlas maps
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226836517
- 9780226836515
- OCLC:
- 1430501962
- Publisher Number:
- 90100763647
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