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For the Love of Mars surveys the red planet's place in the human imagination, beginning with ancient astrologers and skywatchers and ending in our present moment of exploration and virtual engagement.
Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, geologic kinship with Earth, and potential as our best hope for settlement, Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space and exploration.
You’re invited to come learn alongside Matt Shindell, National Air and Space Museum curator, as he introduces viewers to historical figures across eras and around the world who have made sense of this mysterious planet. Shindell will highlight historical figures such as:
Mayan astrologer priests who incorporated Mars into seasonal calendars and religious ceremonies;
Babylonian astrologers who discerned bad omens;
figures of the Scientific Revolution who struggled to comprehend it as a world;
Victorian astronomers who sought signs of intelligent life; and
20th- and 21st-century scientists who have established a technological presence on its surface.
Along the way, we will encounter writers and artists from each period who take readers and viewers on imagined journeys to Mars.
By focusing on the diverse human stories behind the telescopes and behind the robots we know and love, Shindell will show how Mars exploration has evolved in ways that have also expanded knowledge about other facets of the universe. Register now for this captivating voyage through time!
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Free and open to the public. Please call 702.507.6193 for more information.
Visit https://libraryc.org/lvccld to register for other virtual author talks.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations |
| Mon, Apr 28 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Apr 29 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Apr 30 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, May 01 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, May 02 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, May 03 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, May 04 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
