“All in all the Moon seems like a good place to avoid. However, it has one big attraction even for sober scientists. That attraction is the very thing that makes the Moon unfriendly- its lack of atmosphere. Because the Moon has no atmosphere, it would be an ideal location for studying the stars, the planets, the forces of the universe.
“Very soon men may try to reach the Moon.”
An unusually challenging introduction to the science of Astronomy guides the young reader on a stimulating and fabulous journey through time and space.
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1957. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Octavo. 181 pages. Dust jacket in fair condition with foxing, chipping and edge wear—original F. A. O. Schwartz New York price tag in place and in protectors. Boards with edge wear, rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Pages with some tanning and foxing. Owner’s inscription on free end paper.
