# The Women of the Moon

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- Authors: [Daniel R. Altschuler](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-r-altschuler), [Fernando Ballesteros](https://www.bookquiver.com/fernando-ballesteros)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2019-07-04
- Genres: Popular science, Cosmology and the universe, Physics

## Description

Of the 1586 lunar craters that have been named to honor scientists and philosophers, only 28 honor a woman. Who were these women? This book recounts their exemplary lives and inspiring achievements. Along the way, the book explains some of the science, and provides interesting facts about the Moon.

## Editions

### The Women of the Moon

- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- ISBN: 978-01-9884-441-9
- Pages: 332
- Published: 2019-07-04
- Language: en_US