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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sobel, Dava
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Model worlds
  • Genesis (the sun)
  • Mythology (Mercury)
  • Beauty (Venus)
  • Geography (earth)
  • Lunacy (the moon)
  • Sci-fi (Mars)
  • Astrology (Jupiter)
  • Music of the spheres (Saturn)
  • Night air (Uranus and Neptune)
  • UFO (Pluto)
  • Planeteers (Coda).