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The Human Cosmos

- A Secret History of the Stars
Af: Jo Marchant Engelsk Hardback

The Human Cosmos

- A Secret History of the Stars
Af: Jo Marchant Engelsk Hardback
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For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And that disconnect comes at a cost.

In The Human Cosmos Jo Marchant takes us on a tour through the history of humanity''s relationship with the heavens. We travel to the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux and witness the winter solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange. We visit Medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same. A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for extraterrestrial life. And we discover why stargazing can be really, really good for us.

It is time for us to rediscover the full potential of the universe we inhabit, its wonder, its effect on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.

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For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And that disconnect comes at a cost.

In The Human Cosmos Jo Marchant takes us on a tour through the history of humanity''s relationship with the heavens. We travel to the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux and witness the winter solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange. We visit Medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same. A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for extraterrestrial life. And we discover why stargazing can be really, really good for us.

It is time for us to rediscover the full potential of the universe we inhabit, its wonder, its effect on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9781786894021
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1786894025
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 3 sep 2020
Længde: 36mm
Bredde: 222mm
Højde: 143mm
Forlag: Canongate Books
Oplagsdato: 3 sep 2020
Forfatter(e): Jo Marchant
Forfatter(e) Jo Marchant

Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9781786894021

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 368

Udgave

Længde 36mm

Bredde 222mm

Højde 143mm

Udg. Dato 3 sep 2020

Oplagsdato 3 sep 2020

Forlag Canongate Books

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