The Planets /
The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. With her gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story, Sobel explores the planets' origins and oddities through the lens of popular culture, from astrology,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking,
2005.
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| Summary: | The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. With her gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story, 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.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 270 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-261) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0670034460 |