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The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky.

'Excellent . . . This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy . . . Effortlessly readable.'
BBC Sky at Night

'Stuart Clark's picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most.'
Nature

From the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as civilisations and as individuals, housing our hopes and fears. In the stars, we can see our past - and ultimately, our fate.

Beneath the Night: How the stars have shaped the

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    Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
    Publication Date: 02/09/2021
    ISBN13: 9781783351541, 978-1783351541
    ISBN10: 1783351543
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    Popular astronomy and space Astronomy, space and time Philosophy of science

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky.

    'Excellent . . . This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy . . . Effortlessly readable.'
    BBC Sky at Night

    'Stuart Clark's picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most.'
    Nature

    From the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as civilisations and as individuals, housing our hopes and fears. In the stars, we can see our past - and ultimately, our fate.

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