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OverviewIn Night Vision Pippa Goldschmidt writes about outer space and explores its multiple meanings as a place of awe and wonder to a more materialistic site in which scientific ideas are formulated and tested. This book explores space as a location of potential capital where commerce is being developed, leading to a new threatened 'enclosure of the commons'. Goldschmidt posits that outer space is not just a backdrop to our human lives, it connects us to each other through space-time, its ability to generate myths and stories, and our reliance on it to transmit information. How we view and use space is narrated through the lens of Pippa Goldschmidt's own interactions with it: a child reading a guide to the night sky, an astrophysicist doing research on the most distant objects known in the Universe, a regulator of outer space using international and British legislation, and finally a writer. Night Vision argues that we need to understand the importance of outer space in all its various manifestations so that we can protect it, and ourselves, from exploitation. Just as we have destroyed natural habitats on our own planet, we are now at risk of doing the same to other planets. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pippa GoldschmidtPublisher: Broken Sleep Books Imprint: Broken Sleep Books Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.068kg ISBN: 9781916938038ISBN 10: 1916938035 Pages: 54 Publication Date: 31 January 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPippa Goldschmidt lives in Edinburgh and Berlin. She has a background in astronomy and is particularly interested in writing about science. Most recently she co-edited (with Drs Gill Haddow and Fadhila Mazanderani) Uncanny Bodies, a specially commissioned anthology of fiction and essays responding to Freud's uncanny. Her work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and published in ArtReview, Tamarind, BBC Sky At Night, Mslexia, Times Literary Supplement, and Magma. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |