{"product_id":"sun-and-moon-a-story-of-astronomy-photography-and-cartography","title":"Sun and Moon: A Story of Astronomy, Photography and Cartography","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"book-description-copy-9780593966709\" class=\"drawer-copy-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"copy-height\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-description-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA spectacular pictorial history of astronomical exploration, for anyone who has gazed at the sky and wondered what lies beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning of time, human beings have looked up at the stars and speculated on other worlds. Published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing, \u003cem\u003eSun and Moon\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of that burning human need to comprehend the universe, from Neolithic observatories that mark the solstice to the latest space telescopes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt shows, for the first time, how the development of photography and cartography – the means of documenting other worlds – is linked indelibly to the charting of the heavens, from the first image on a glass plate to the Hubble Space Telescope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-specs-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308 mm x 292 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phaidon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isbn\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780714876566\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the author: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel\" id=\"product-author-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Holborn is an editor and book designer who has worked internationally with such diverse artists as Lucian Freud, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Issey Miyake, William Eggleston and James Turrell. He is also a writer and curator with a particular interest in Japan, about which he has written books that include \u003cem\u003eThe Ocean in the Sand\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBeyond Japan\u003c\/em\u003e. In affiliation with the Beijing studio of the artist and designer Tim Yip, he has created a number of exhibitions in China. He is currently working on a series of historical surveys in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East with the photographer Humberto da Silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group HBG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652080459961,"sku":"13990","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3892\/9337\/files\/9780714876566-Sun-and-Moon-3d-standing-1to1_26544b60-210d-4b50-8834-41c75a2d97bd.jpg?v=1765155112","url":"https:\/\/facetmercantile.com\/products\/sun-and-moon-a-story-of-astronomy-photography-and-cartography","provider":"FACET Modern Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}