Moon Leatherbarrow BillPevná vazba
Moon Leatherbarrow BillPevná vazba The moon has always been the most obvious feature in our night sky. Our moon has drawn observers since the dawn of humankind, and all people have tried to make…
Specifikacia Moon Leatherbarrow BillPevná vazba
Moon Leatherbarrow BillPevná vazba
The moon has always been the most obvious feature in our night sky. Our moon has drawn observers since the dawn of humankind, and all people have tried to make sense of the puzzles it poses and the questions it raises. It is our nearest celestial neighbour, orbiting the earth at an average distance of 384,400 kilometers, and is large enough to display significant detail even to the unaided eye.
When it eclipses the sun it provides one of the most awe-inspiring views in nature.In The Moon, celebrated amateur astronomer Bill Leatherbarrow provides expert insight into the history of our study of this compelling astronomical body. The moon provided our ancient ancestors with one of the earliest means of keeping and measuring time, and many early religions had cults that worshipped it. Drawing on his own decades of lunar observation, he describes how and why the observation and