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A lively exploration of the historical and cultural meaning of the planets. - Kirkus Reviews
Viking
October 2005
288 pages
ISBN: 0670034460
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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
gorgeous 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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