Moon Watchers Companion : Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Moon and More

English

ISBN: 1569244669

EAN: 9781569244661

Category: Nature / Sky Observation/Science / Astronomy/

Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Release Date: 06/04/2011

Synopsis: From the very earliest time, people have watched the moons mysterious and fascinating nocturnal sky show with amazement and intrigue. Even in todays modern, busy world there are many of us who have taken a step back, looked upward, and wondered: What is it made of? How was it formed? What does it look like up close? In The Moon Watchers Companion, urban shaman, writer, and teacher Donna Henes enlivens the imaginations of those who have contemplated the moon by providing poems, drawings, stories, ancient wisdom, and scientific findings from a diverse blend of people and cultures throughout the world. Bringing together a wide range of writings about the moon, from Mother Goose to Joseph Campbell, Galileo to Audre Lorde, Sappho to Black Elk, as well as providing a comprehensive encyclopedia of lunar terminology, a timeline of lunar explorations, and three sections that detail the moons faces, phases, and known facts, author Hene has created a fascinating compendium of lunar science, myth, folklore, poetry, curious facts, and old wives wisdom culled from cultures throughout the ages.

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Moon Watchers Companion : Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Moon and More

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.41 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 6.53 oz

Pages: 144