Epic Moon: A History of Lunar Exploration in the Age of the Telescope

by William Sheehan, Thomas A. Dobbins

The Moon has always been one of the most obvious and in some ways the most enticing of astronomical objects - even from early times, it was Queen of the Night, and the naked eye sees more detail than even the largest telescopes reveal on Mars. There is growing evidence of a return of amateur observers to the Moon as an object worthy of their attention. It is the only alien world open to geological prospecting from the eyepieces of the backyard telescope.

Genres: Science, History Of Science, Astronomy

363 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2001

About the author

Dr. William Sheehan is a neuroscientist and amateur astronomer who is also a research fellow of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizon.