Evolving Theories on the Origin of the Moon

• Main Author: Cummings, Warren D. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy,
• Subjects: History.; Planetary science.; Planetology.; Technology-History.; History of Science.; Planetary Sciences.; History of Technology.

This book follows the development of research on the origin of the Moon from the late 18th century to the present. By gathering together the major texts, papers, and events of the time, it provides a thorough chronicle of the paradigmatic shift in planetary science that arose from the notion that th...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• 1 Gaping at the Moon
• 2 Lunar Observations and Speculations-From Gilbert to the Apollo Explorations
• 3 Pre-Apollo Theories about the Origin of the Moon
• 4 Exploring the Moon-the Apollo Investigations
• 5 Post-Apollo Synthesis and Debate
• 6 Widening the Research Front
• 7 The Kona Conference-Day 1
• 8 The Kona Conference-Day 2
• 9 The Kona Conference-Day 3
• 10 Assessments
• 11 Epilogue
• Glossary
• Index.