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Beneath the Night: How the Stars Have Shaped the History of Humankind

內容簡介

內容簡介 從史前時代到太空競速，人們時常抬頭仰望星空，為之震懾，為之感動或得到靈感。從史前洞窟壁畫，到古埃及對星空的描繪，直至人類發射衛星，星空與天文史中與人類息息相關，作者深入淺出地帶領讀者走進星空的世界，一探給予藝術家、詩人、哲學家和科學家無盡靈感的宇宙蒼穹。The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky.'Excellent . . . This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy . . . Effortlessly readable.'BBC Sky at Night‘Stuart Clark’s picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most.’NatureFrom the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as civilisations and as individuals, housing our hopes and fears. In the stars, we can see our past – and ultimately, our fate."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Stuart ClarkStuart Clark is an astronomer and award-winning science writer for the Guardian, New Scientist, BBC Focus, and many other publications. He is writer and presenter of the 'Music of the Spheres' series for BBC R3, and author of several works of non-fiction and fiction that have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, former Vice Chair of the Association of British Science Writers and a consultant for the European Space Agency. In September 2020, the University of Hertfordshire awarded him an honorary Doctor of Science degree by for services to astronomy and the public understanding of science.@DrStuClark

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最佳賣點 : 星空史與人類歷史發展的脈絡