The Big Splat, or How Our Moon Came to be

Name: The Big Splat, or How Our Moon Came to be
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This science history relates one of the great breakthroughs in local astronomy - the evolution of a successful theory of the moon's genesis that is little known outside of the scientific community. Science writer Dana Mackenzie explains how the moon was born, exploring notions of the moon in classical cosmology and relating the fascinating history of lunar speculation from Galileo to George Darwin (son of Charles) to modern astronauts and astronomers.

Author Biography:

DANA MACKENZIE holds a doctorate in mathematics from Princeton University. After teaching mathematics at Duke University and Kenyon College for more than a decade, in 1997 he completed the Science Communication Program at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Since then he has been a freelance science writer, with articles appearing in such magazines as Science, Discover, American Scientist, Astronomy, and New Scientist. He lives in Santa Cruz with his wife as well as three cats and a dog.

Release date Australia

March 1st, 2003

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

illustrations

Pages

240

Dimensions

161x236x21

ISBN-13

9780471150572

Product ID

2469701

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