For the love of Mars: a human history of the red planet
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"Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Its vivid color and visibility to the naked eye, its geologic kinship with Earth, its potential as our best hope for settlement-Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and space exploration. In this book, National Air and Space Museum Curator Matthew Shindell captures the majesty of the red planet and the work done by people on Earth to explore it. He connects our current period of human exploration of Mars to the work done through the centuries and across cultures by asking how the quest to understand Mars has shaped our knowledge of ourselves, our own planet, our solar system, and beyond. For the Love of Mars reveals why Mars has piqued scientists' interest for centuries. It brings to light how difficult and sometimes flawed martian discoveries could be for earth-bound planetary explorers and, by focusing on the human stories behind the telescopes and behind the robots we have come to know and love, shows how Mars exploration became more sophisticated through the years in ways that helped expand knowledge about other facets of space and the universe. A must read for everyone curious about Curiosity and the Red Planet"--
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Shindell, M. (2023). For the love of Mars: a human history of the red planet. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Shindell, Matthew. 2023. For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Shindell, Matthew, For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Shindell, Matthew. For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet. Chicago ; London, The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
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| 264 | 1 | |a Chicago ; |a London : |b The University of Chicago Press, |c 2023. | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue : Mars in the time of COVID-19 -- Introduction : keeping up with Mars -- Mars and the cosmic state -- Mars in the medieval imagination -- Restructuring the world -- The making of modern Mars -- Cold war red planet -- Mars and the new millennium -- Conclusion : the human future of Mars? | |
| 520 | |a "Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Its vivid color and visibility to the naked eye, its geologic kinship with Earth, its potential as our best hope for settlement-Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and space exploration. In this book, National Air and Space Museum Curator Matthew Shindell captures the majesty of the red planet and the work done by people on Earth to explore it. He connects our current period of human exploration of Mars to the work done through the centuries and across cultures by asking how the quest to understand Mars has shaped our knowledge of ourselves, our own planet, our solar system, and beyond. For the Love of Mars reveals why Mars has piqued scientists' interest for centuries. It brings to light how difficult and sometimes flawed martian discoveries could be for earth-bound planetary explorers and, by focusing on the human stories behind the telescopes and behind the robots we have come to know and love, shows how Mars exploration became more sophisticated through the years in ways that helped expand knowledge about other facets of space and the universe. A must read for everyone curious about Curiosity and the Red Planet"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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