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Mars : a Tour of the Human Imagination by Rabkin, Eric S. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mars : a Tour of the Human Imagination about?

In This Book Eric Rabkin Weaves A Chronological Tale Of Many Threads, Including Mythology, Astrology, Astronomy, Literary Criticism, And Cultural Studies. More Than 60 Brief Chapters Focus On People, Events, Or Phenomena Concerning The Eternal Object Of Curiosity, Mars. This Series Of Readable, Illustrated Chapters Can Be Sampled At Will For The Fun Of Discovery, Read Sequentially As A Connected History, Or Enjoyed As A Resource For The Contemplation. Featuring Over 100 Illustrations, This Unique Examination Of Humanity's Most Storied Companion Serves As A Resource For The Study Of Ourselves.--jacket. Red Light In The Black Sky -- Starry Night -- Ancient Egypt : Har Decher -- The Idealized Solar System -- What Was A Planet? -- Mesopotamia : Nergal -- Ancient Greece : Ares -- Ancient Rome : Mars -- The Sunset Of Mars -- Changes In Venus -- Metaphorical Mars -- Ptolemy -- The Observation Of The Planets -- Astrological Symbols -- Days Of The Week -- Alchemy -- The Mars Symbol -- Nicolaus Copernicus: Reorganizing The Universe -- Johannes Kepler : Putting Mars In Its Place -- Galileo Galilei : Questions Of Authority -- Evangelista Torricelli : How Space Became Empty -- Christian Huygens

Who reads Mars : a Tour of the Human Imagination?

Author

Rabkin, Eric S.

Publisher

Praeger; Bloomsbury

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313050930

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, Science Fiction

Updated

2026-03-24