Long before a rocket hit the Man in the Moon in the eye in Georges M li s's early film Le Voyage dans la Lune, the earth's lone satellite had entranced humans. We have worshipped it as a deity, believed it to cause madness, used it as a means of organizing time, and we now know that it manipulates the tides--our understanding of the moon continues to evolve. Following the moon from its origins to its rich cultural resonance in literature, art,...