Another Story of Space Conquest

Content : The sky and its stars have always fascinated mankind. Everywhere on Earth, we have invented fabulous myths, tried to understand our planet's place in the universe and dreamed of exploring space!

Let's retrace the extraordinary path we have taken from antiquity to the present day.

With a great deal of humor and scientific rigor, this book traces the extraordinary progress made in the discovery of space from Antiquity to the present day. Let's wander through the myths of different civilizations (Greek, Inca, Japanese...) around the stars, discovering step by step the advances in astronomy made by Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo... and the technical prowess to explore space ever further... with the Moon as our (first) goal, and tomorrow, heading for Mars!