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The planets

Author: Dava Sobel
Publisher: New York : Viking, 2005.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Dava Sobel
ISBN: 0670034460 9780670034468
OCLC Number: 59098834
Description: 270 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Model worlds (Overview) -- 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).
Responsibility: by Dava Sobel.
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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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