LEADER 03447nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910452813803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-300-16870-5 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300168709 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105016 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24393390 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000721254 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11477992 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721254 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10692586 035 $a(PQKB)11451840 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420968 035 $a(DE-B1597)485667 035 $a(OCoLC)1011438459 035 $a(OCoLC)808346517 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300168709 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420968 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579367 035 $a(OCoLC)923600504 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105016 100 $a20100428d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMoon$b[electronic resource] $ea brief history /$fBernd Brunner 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-15212-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 259-274) and index. 327 $aGazing at the moon -- Moon of the mind -- Charting the moonscape -- Pale sun of the night -- Encounters of a lunar kind -- Lunar passion in Paris -- Accounts of genesis -- A riddled surface -- Lunar choreography -- Esoteric practices -- Spurious correspondences -- Visions of the moon -- Before and after Apollo. 330 $aWerewolves and Wernher von Braun, Stonehenge and the sex lives of sea corals, aboriginal myths, and an Anglican bishop: In his new book, Moon, Bernd Brunner weaves variegated information into an enchanting glimpse of Earth's closest celestial neighbor, whose mere presence inspires us to wonder what might be "out there."Going beyond the discoveries of contemporary science, Brunner presents an unusual cultural assessment of our complex relationship with Earth's lifeless, rocky satellite. As well as offering an engaging perspective on such age-old questions as "What would Earth be like without the moon?" Brunner surveys the moon's mythical and religious significance and provokes existential soul-searching through a lunar lens, inquiring, "Forty years ago, the first man put his footprint on the moon. Will we continue to use it as the screen onto which we cast our hopes and fears?"Drawing on materials from different cultures and epochs, Brunner walks readers down a moonlit path illuminated by more than seventy-five vintage photographs and illustrations. From scientific discussions of the moon's origins and its "chronobiological" effects on the mating and feeding habits of animals to an illuminating interpretation of Bishop Francis Godwin's 1638 novel The Man in the Moone, Brunner's ingenious and interdisciplinary explorations recast a familiar object in an entirely original and unforgettable light and will change the way we view the nighttime sky. 606 $aSCIENCE / Astronomy$2bisacsh 607 $aMoon 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aSCIENCE / Astronomy. 676 $a523.3 700 $aBrunner$b Bernd$f1964-$0609741 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452813803321 996 $aMoon$92486999 997 $aUNINA