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02916aam a2200433 i 4500 001 90847484433B11EF824246BD21ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240716010423 008 230622s2024 nyua b 001 0 eng d 010 $a oc2024008083 020 $a 1639365699 020 $a 9781639365692 035 $a (OCoLC)1384414491 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $e rda $d StDuBDS $d SILO 043 $a zmo---- 050 14 $a QB581.9 $b .C65 2024 082 04 $a 523.3 $2 23/eng/20240326 100 1 $a Cokinos, Christopher, $e author. 245 10 $a Still as bright : $b an illuminating history of the moon, from antiquity to tomorrow / $c Christopher Cokinos. 250 $a First Pegasus Books edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Pegasus Books, $c 2024. 300 $a 352 pages : $b 16 pages of color photographs ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-403) and index. 505 00 $t The empty house. $t "There be wonderfull vertues of places..." -- $t Mirror -- $t Collimation -- $t By any other name -- $t The gardens of Eratosthenes -- $t "A corpse in Night's highway..." -- $t Wide-shining -- $t Transient -- $t A meaning -- $t Essentially gray -- $t Grandeur -- $t The empty house. 520 $a "In this luminous narrative, the story of the Moon traverses time and space, rendering a range of human experiences--from the beliefs of ancient cultures to the science of Galileo's telescopic discoveries, from the obsessions of colorful 19th-century 'selenographers' to the astronauts of Apollo and now, Artemis. Still as Bright also traces Christopher Cokino's own lunar pilgrimage. With his backyard telescope, he explores the surface of the Moon, while rooted in places both domestic and wild, and discovers feelings of solace, love, and wonder amidst loss and change. Steeped in rigorous cultural and scientific history, Still as Bright is a thoughtful, deeply moving natural history. Cokinos takes readers on a lyrical journey that spans the human understanding of our closest celestial neighbor, whose multi-faceted appeal has worked on witches, scientists, poets, engineers, and even billionaires. Still as Bright is a must-read for anyone who has ever looked up into the night sky in awe and wonder. Readers will never look at the Moon the same way again"-- $c Book jacket. 650 7 $a NATURE / Sky Observation $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Popular Science and Mathematics $2 ukslc 650 7 $a Popular astronomy & space $2 thema 650 7 $a History of science $2 thema 650 7 $a Space science $2 thema 650 0 $a Lunar geography. 650 0 $a Human beings $x Effect of the moon on. 651 0 $a Moon $v Popular works. 651 0 $a Moon $x History $v Popular works. 651 0 $a Moon $x Social aspects $v Popular works. 651 0 $a Moon $x Philosophy $v Popular works. 941 $a 1 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240716062444.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=90847484433B11EF824246BD21ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search