{"product_id":"our-moon-rebecca-boyle","title":"Our Moon, Rebecca Boyle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Acclaimed journalist Rebecca Boyle takes readers on a dazzling tour to reveal the intimate role that our 4.51-billion-year-old companion has played in our biological and cultural evolution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Moon’s gravity stabilized Earth’s orbit—and its climate. It drew nutrients to the surface of the primordial ocean, where they fostered the evolution of complex life. The Moon continues to influence animal migration and reproduction, plants’ movements, and, possibly, the flow of the very blood in our veins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the Sun helped prehistoric hunters and gatherers mark daily time, early civilizations used the phases of the Moon to count months and years, allowing them to plan farther ahead. Mesopotamian priests recorded the Moon’s position in order to make predictions, and, in the process, created the earliest known empirical, scientific observations. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOur Moon,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Boyle introduces us to ancient astronomers and major figures of the scientific revolution, including Johannes Kepler and his influential lunar science fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur relationship to the Moon changed when Apollo astronauts landed on it in 1969, and it’s about to change again. As governments and billionaires aim to turn a profit from its resources, Rebecca Boyle shows us that the Moon belongs to everybody, and nobody at all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDimensions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e336 pages, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.3 x 1 x 9.5 inches, \u003c\/span\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45871944302817,"sku":"9780593129722","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9558\/8015\/files\/Screenshot2024-11-03at8.43.45PM.png?v=1730684632","url":"https:\/\/pressshopatl.shop\/products\/our-moon-rebecca-boyle","provider":"Pressshopatl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}