A History of the Moon with Smithsonian Curator Matthew Shindell - Online Author Talk

Join us for a fascinating virtual conversation with Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Matthew Shindell, to delve into his book, Lunar: A History of the Moon in Myths, Maps, and Matter . US Geological Survey’s scientists mapped the Moon over eleven years. The team of twenty-two, including a dozen illustrator-cartographers, created forty-four charts that helped set the course of space exploration. For the first time, each of those beautifully hand-drawn, colorful charts is presented together in one stunning book. In Lunar , Matthew Shindell and other scholars explore the multifacted significance of the Moon to humankind around the world: the prehistoric lunar calendar; the role of the Moon in creation myths of Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; the role of the Moon in astrology; the importance of the Moon in establishing an Earth-centered solar system; the association of the Moon with madness and the menstrual cycle; how the Moon governs the tides; and the use of the Moon in surrealist art. About the Author: Matthew Shindell is a historian of science and technology whose work focuses on the exploration of the Earth, Moon, and planets and the research programs that made this exploration possible. He is a Space History Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, and the co-host of the Museum's podcast, AirSpace. Shindell holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego's History Department and Science Studies Program. He also h Listed from Sno-Isle Libraries's public calendar. Details and registration: https://sno-isle.bibliocommons.com/events/6ac9290ede300e0045195cb8