Beneath the Night : How the stars have shaped the history of humankind The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky. Excellent . . . This books makes you rethink the traditional story of the history of astronomy . . . Effortlessly readable. – BBC Sky at Night Stuart Clark’s picture of the yawning gaps in our understanding of the cosmos is fuller than most. – Nature From the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as civilisations and as individuals, housing our hopes and fears. In the stars, we can see our past – and ultimately, our fate.