The Planets Hardcover - 2005
by Dava Sobel
With her blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel used her rare and luminous gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story to garner rave reviews and attract readers from across the literary spectrum. Now, in The Planets, Sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious subject to date the planets of our solar system.
The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. Sobel explores the planets' origins and oddities through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history. A perfect gift and a captivating journey, The Planets is a gorgeously illustrated study of our place in the universe that will mesmerize everyone who has ever gazed with awe at our night sky.
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With her blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter, Dava Sobel used her rare and luminous gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story to garner rave reviews and attract readers from across the literary spectrum. Now, in The Planets, Sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious subject to date—the planets of our solar system.
The sun’s family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. Sobel explores the planets’ origins and oddities through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history. A perfect gift and a captivating journey, The Planets is a gorgeously illustrated study of our place in the universe that will mesmerize everyone who has ever gazed with awe at our night sky.
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Details
- Title The Planets
- Author Dava Sobel
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 270
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Books, New York
- Date October 11, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780670034468 / 0670034460
- Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 5.78 x 0.91 in (21.69 x 14.68 x 2.31 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Solar system, Planets
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005047071
- Dewey Decimal Code 523.2
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