Beneath the Night
How the stars have shaped the history of humankind
Published on 2. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-78335-154-1 (ISBN)
Description
The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky.
'Excellent . . . This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy . . . Effortlessly readable.'
BBC Sky at Night
'Stuart Clark's picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most.'
Nature
From the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as civilisations and as individuals, housing our hopes and fears. In the stars, we can see our past - and ultimately, our fate.
'Excellent . . . This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy . . . Effortlessly readable.'
BBC Sky at Night
'Stuart Clark's picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most.'
Nature
From the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as civilisations and as individuals, housing our hopes and fears. In the stars, we can see our past - and ultimately, our fate.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
264 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78335-154-1 (9781783351541)
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Person
Stuart Clark is an astronomer and award-winning science writer for the Guardian, New Scientist, BBC Focus, and many other publications. He is writer and presenter of the 'Music of the Spheres' series for BBC R3, and author of several works of non-fiction and fiction that have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, former Vice Chair of the Association of British Science Writers and a consultant for the European Space Agency. In September 2020, the University of Hertfordshire awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree by for services to astronomy and the public understanding of science.
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