Salwan Binni
ON THE 40th
Forty years after the historical manned mission to land on moon was launched, this only natural satellite orbiting the planet Earth is still and will continue to be a source of inspiration to so many writers, poets, composers, musicians, painters, photographers, sculptors, and scientists worldwide.
Since the very beginning of registered history of mankind, this lovely astronomical creature was at the center of human interest. In ancient Iraq (Mesopotamia) wisdom was personified by the god Nanna and was centralized along with Shamash and Ishtar to represent the moon, the sun and the planet Venus respectively…In ancient Egypt the wisest of the Egyptian gods was Thoth the god of the moon. A similar central role was assigned to the moon god of Selene as it was called in the Greek mythology and to Luna in the Roman. While stars played a significant role in leading caravans in their long journeys in ancient times, the moon was the base (along with the sun) upon which the time was measured and date was organized into 12 (lunar) months of 30 or nearly 30 days each…
Today as the world commemorates the 40th anniversary of the historical launch of Apollo 11, I feel morally committed to congratulate all U.S. flickr friends believing that they should take pride in the fact that the first man to set foot on moon (on July 21, 1969) was an American…but just as Neil Armstrong put it the moment he stood on the surface of the moon "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for MANKIND" I believe that this great U.S. scientific achievement was and still is so global a victory that I feel I have the right to be proud of too.
ON THE 40th
Forty years after the historical manned mission to land on moon was launched, this only natural satellite orbiting the planet Earth is still and will continue to be a source of inspiration to so many writers, poets, composers, musicians, painters, photographers, sculptors, and scientists worldwide.
Since the very beginning of registered history of mankind, this lovely astronomical creature was at the center of human interest. In ancient Iraq (Mesopotamia) wisdom was personified by the god Nanna and was centralized along with Shamash and Ishtar to represent the moon, the sun and the planet Venus respectively…In ancient Egypt the wisest of the Egyptian gods was Thoth the god of the moon. A similar central role was assigned to the moon god of Selene as it was called in the Greek mythology and to Luna in the Roman. While stars played a significant role in leading caravans in their long journeys in ancient times, the moon was the base (along with the sun) upon which the time was measured and date was organized into 12 (lunar) months of 30 or nearly 30 days each…
Today as the world commemorates the 40th anniversary of the historical launch of Apollo 11, I feel morally committed to congratulate all U.S. flickr friends believing that they should take pride in the fact that the first man to set foot on moon (on July 21, 1969) was an American…but just as Neil Armstrong put it the moment he stood on the surface of the moon "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for MANKIND" I believe that this great U.S. scientific achievement was and still is so global a victory that I feel I have the right to be proud of too.