Dimensions
158 x 243 x 38mm
The Book of the Moon is an absorbing, clear account of all things lunar. It is divided up into the following chapters: Facts and Figures; The Astronomers, their Charts, Maps and Instruments; Astronauts and Moon Missions; Gods and Myths; Astrology and Magic; Medicine; Miscellany. The author is a moon lunatic and his passion and excitement for his subject shines from every page. Packed with technical detail, with tales of derring do, with drawings and diagrams, The Book of the Moon is the essential, definitive book on that most mysterious and fascinating of subjects.