The Book of Mars
an anthology of fact and fiction
$51.70
- Hardcover
896 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2023
Summary
Red Planet Musings: A Journey Through Mars in Fact and Fiction
From myth to Musk, astrology to astronomy, Dr Stuart Clark selects the very best writing about the Red Planet. From its very first sighting, Mars has been a source of fascination for humanity. Named for the Roman god of war, this red planet has been explored more than any other beyond Earth and continues to occupy a distinctive place in our imagination. It’s an environment that may even foster life.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781801109314 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1801109311 |
| Author: | Stuart Clark |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Apollo |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 896 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 1.32kg |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 184mm x 58mm |
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Critics Review
[T]he range of nonfiction extracts is excellent… Stuart Clark has done a fine job
PRAISE FOR STUART CLARK:‘Stuart Clark’s picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most’ Nature.‘Popular science at its best: accurate, meticulously researched […] and full of adventures’ Times Higher Education.‘Excellent… This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy… Effortlessly readable’ * BBC Sky at Night *[T]he range of nonfiction extracts is excellent… Stuart Clark has done a fine job * Parsec #5 *
About The Author
Stuart Clark
Stuart Clark is an author and journalist whose career is devoted to presenting the complex world of astronomy to the general public. He holds a first-class honours degree and a PhD in astrophysics, is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a former Vice Chair of the Association of British Science Writers. He is the author of numerous non-fiction books including The Sun Kings, The Big Questions and Voyager and a trilogy of novels. Clark regularly writes for the The Times, New Scientist, BBC and Astronomy Now. The Independent placed him alongside Stephen Hawking and Professor Sir Martin Rees as one of the ‘stars’ of British astrophysics teaching.
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