4th Rock From the Sun: The Story of Mars
Nicky Jenner [Jenner, Nicky]Mars is ingrained in our culture, from David Bowie's extra-terrestrial spiders to H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds. The red planet has inspired hundreds of scientists, authors and filmmakers - but why? What is it about this particular planet that makes it so intriguing?
Ancient mythologies defined Mars as a violent harbinger of war, and astrologers found meaning in the planet's dance through the sky. Stargazers puzzled over Mars's unfamiliar properties; some claimed to see canals criss-crossing its surface, while images from early spacecraft showed startling faced and pyramids carved out of rusty rock. Did Martians exist? If so, were they intelligent, civilised beings?
Year:
2017
Publisher:
Bloomsbury SIGMA
Language:
english
ISBN 10:
1472922514
ISBN 13:
9781472922519
File:
EPUB, 1.73 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2017