Mars
1st Edition
Published on 20. December 2024
136 pages
978-1-0687659-1-9 (ISBN)
Description
As one of the five
planets that can be seen in the night sky without the aid of a telescope,
Mars has been a source of fascination for millennia. Astronomer Patricia
Skelton investigates our relationship with Mars, beginning with the earliest
observations and the conundrums they generated and ending with our ambitious
plans for the future. She explores how the Red Planet helped solve the
mysteries of planetary motion, sparked furious debates about other life in
the Solar System, became an early target of space exploration and has since
been a testing ground for remarkable new technologies.
planets that can be seen in the night sky without the aid of a telescope,
Mars has been a source of fascination for millennia. Astronomer Patricia
Skelton investigates our relationship with Mars, beginning with the earliest
observations and the conundrums they generated and ending with our ambitious
plans for the future. She explores how the Red Planet helped solve the
mysteries of planetary motion, sparked furious debates about other life in
the Solar System, became an early target of space exploration and has since
been a testing ground for remarkable new technologies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
National Maritime Museum
Illustrations
8
ISBN-13
978-1-0687659-1-9 (9781068765919)
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