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ular book to explain the dramatic theory behind the Moons genesis This lively science history relates one of the great recent breakthroughs in planetary astronomya successful theory of the birth of the Moon. Science journalist Dana Mackenzie traces the evolution of this theory, one little known outside the scientific community: a Marssized object collided with Earth some four billion years ago, and the remains of this colossal explosionthe Big Splatcame together to form the Moon. Beginning with notions of the Moon in ancient cosmologies, Mackenzie relates the fascinating history of lunar speculation, moving from Galileo and Kepler to George Darwin (son of Charles) and the Apollo astronauts, whose trips to the lunar surface helped solve one of the most enigmatic mysteries of the night sky: who hung the Moon? Dana Mackenzie (Santa Cruz, CA) is a freelance science journalist. His articles have appeared in such magazines as Science, Discover, American Scientist, The Sciences, and New Scientist.

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Higher Education Textbooks

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Hardcover

• Language :

English

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• The Big Splat, or How Our Moon Came to Be: A Violent Natural History Published On :

2003

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Textbooks & Study Guides, Higher Education Textbooks Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles

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