For the love of Mars : a human history of the red planet /

For the love of Mars : a human history of the red planet /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Shindell, Matthew, author.
Imprint:	Chicago, IL ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2023. ©2023
Description:	xvi, 226 pages, 12 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Astronomy -- History. Astronomy. Planets -- Exploration. Mars (Planet) Mars (Planet) -- Exploration -- History. Mars (Planet) History. Nonfiction novels.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13128436

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ISBN:	9780226821894 0226821897 9780226821900
Provenance:	Includes dust jacket.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Its vivid color and visibility to the naked eye, its geologic kinship with Earth, its potential as our best hope for settlement--Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and space exploration. In this book, National Air and Space Museum Curator Matthew Shindell captures the majesty of the red planet and the work done by people on Earth to explore it. He connects our current period of human exploration of Mars to the work done through the centuries and across cultures by asking how the quest to understand Mars has shaped our knowledge of ourselves, our own planet, our solar system, and beyond. For the Love of Mars reveals why Mars has piqued scientists' interest for centuries. It brings to light how difficult and sometimes flawed martian discoveries could be for earth-bound planetary explorers and, by focusing on the human stories behind the telescopes and behind the robots we have come to know and love, shows how Mars exploration became more sophisticated through the years in ways that helped expand knowledge about other facets of space and the universe. A must read for everyone curious about Curiosity and the Red Planet"--

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Prologue: Mars in the Time of COVID-19
Introduction: Keeping Up with Mars
1. Mars and the Cosmic State
2. Mars in the Medieval Imagination
3. Restructuring the World
4. The Making of Modern Mars
5. Cold War Red Planet
6. Mars and the New Millennium
Conclusion: The Human Future of Mars?
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index