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Our Moon : A Human History - Rebecca Boyle

Our Moon

A Human History

By: Rebecca Boyle

Paperback | 30 January 2025 | Edition Number 1

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A cultural and scientific history of the Moon from prehistoric archaeology to the most recent technological and scientific research today.

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2024


Every living being throughout history, across time and geography, has gazed up at the same moon.

From the first prehistoric life that crawled onto land to the present day, the Moon has driven the expansion and development of our world, inspired scientific discovery and culture, and stirred an inexhaustible desire to know where we come from and how we got here.

As astronauts around the world prepare to return to the Moon - opening up new frontiers of discovery, profit and politics - Our Moon tells the dazzling story of how the Moon has shaped life as we know it, fuelled dramatic change across the globe and could be the key to humanity's future.

About the Author

Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science writer. She writes for The Atlantic, the New York Times, New Scientist, Popular Science, Smithsonian Air & Space, and many other publications. She is a member of the group science blog The Last Word on Nothing. Boyle was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has been the recipient of numerous writing awards throughout her career. Her work has been anthologised three times in The Best American Science & Nature Writing. Boyle is a former newspaper reporter, a former Space Camp attendee, and a lifelong Moon enthusiast.
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An excellent exploration of how the moon has shaped life on Earth . . . Boyle's dexterous blend of science and cultural history is elevated by her spry prose. This illuminates - Publishers Weekly

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