The Women of the Moon: Tales of Science, Love, Sorrow, and Courage

by Daniel R. Altschuler and Fernando J. Ballesteros

Philosophers and poets in times past tried to figure out why the stainless moon "smoothly polished, like a diamond" in Dante's words, had stains. The agreed solution was that, like a mirror, it reflected the imperfect Earth. Today we smile, but it was a clever way to understand the Moon in a manner that was consistent with the beliefs of their age. The Moon is no longer the "in" thing. We see it as often as the Sun and give it little thought -- we've...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198844417
• ISBN13: 9780198844419
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"