A Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets Church songs Melville on the hawk

Melville on the hawk

"A thoughtful and generous -celebration of minds and bodies different from our own

Originally published in the UK over a half century ago

Preface by Stanley Plumly

A Peterson Field Guide to Stars and Planets Church songs Melville on the hawkExcerpts: The moon is often the most prominent object in the nighttime sky. The moon is somewhat more than one quarter the diameter of the earth. This makes it the largest substantial satellite (moon) in the solar system in comparison to its parent planet. (Three moons of Jupiter and one each of Neptune and Saturn are physically larger than our moon; Pluto's small moon Charon is nearly half Pluto's size.) The moon orbits the earth every 271? 3 days