The moon A History for the Future.

An intimate, profound portrait of the Earth's closest neighbor from an award-winning science writer and Economist senior editorEvery generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse--and Earth-bound audiences shared their view of their own planet hanging in the sky instead.In this short but wide-ranging book, Oliver Morton explores the history and...