La Lune et les planètes

Pierre de Latil, Paul Ceuzin (pref.)
Year1969
PublisherHachette
PlaceParis
LanguageFR
Pages192
Rating★★★☆☆ (3/5)
AudienceGeneral, Youth
LevelBeginner
Keywords
proto-astronauticssolar systeminterplanetary travelMoon
ThemesOther Worlds, Lunar Exploration

An illustrated popular-science volume published by Hachette in 1969, on the eve of the first Moon landing. Science journalist Pierre de Latil offers a pictorial tour of the solar system: the architecture of the universe, the Sun, the rocky and giant planets, and the Moon. The book opens with a historical foreword by Paul Ceuzin tracing the dream of spaceflight from Cyrano de Bergerac and Jules Verne to Tsiolkovsky, Oberth and Goddard. Lavishly illustrated with probe and telescope photographs, antique engravings, and planetary data tables.

📖 Editorial Review

Published by Hachette a few months before the first steps on the Moon, this large illustrated volume offers a guided, richly pictorial tour of the solar system. Pierre de Latil, a seasoned science journalist, delivers polished popular science, framed by a historical foreword from Paul Ceuzin. …