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Sobel, Dava The Planets
New York, New York, U.S.A. Viking Pr 2005 0670034460 / 9780670034468 1st American Hard Cover Fine Fine
The sun's family of planets becomes a familiar place in this guided tour of other worlds. Sobel explores the origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history.
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Sobel, Dava The Planets
Toronto, ON, Canada Penguin Books Canada, Limited 2006 0142001163 / 9780142001165 Reprint Paperback Fine
With her bestsellers Longitudeand Galileos Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Now Sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to datethe planets of our solar system. Sobel explores the origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history. Written in her characteristically graceful prose, The Planetsis a stunningly original celebration of our solar system and offers a distinctive view of our place in the universe. * A New York Timesextended bestseller * A Featured Alternate of the Book-of-the-Month Club, History Book Club, Scientific American Book Club, and Natural Science Book Club * Includes 11 full-color illustrations by artist Lynette R. Cook BACKCOVER: [The Planets] lets us fall in love with the heavens all over again. The New York Times Book Review Playful . . . lyrical . . . a guided tour so imaginative that we forget were being educated as were being entertained. Newsweek [Sobel] has outdone her extraordinary talent for keeping readers enthralled. . . . Longitudeand Galileos Daughterwere exciting enough, but The Planetshas a charm of its own . . . . A splendid and enticing book. San Francisco Chronicle A sublime journey. [Sobels] writing . . . is as bright as the sun and its thinking as star-studded as the cosmos. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution An incantatory serenade to the Solar System. Grade A- Entertainment Weekly Like Sobels [Longitudeand Galileos Daughter] . . . [The Planets] combines masterful storytelling with clear, engaging explanations of the essential scientific facts. Physics World
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