Description
Product ID: | 9781786894045 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Human Cosmos |
Subtitle: | A Secret History of the Stars |
Authors: | Author: Jo Marchant |
Page Count: | 368 |
Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Cosmology and the universe, Popular astronomy and space, Cosmology & the universe, Popular astronomy & space |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A journey through the history of science and humankind's relationship with the night sky and the cosmos beyond, from the author of Royal Society Prize-shortlisted Cure For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And it comes at a cost. |
Imprint Name: | Canongate Books |
Publisher Name: | Canongate Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-09-02 |