Title
The Planets / Dava Sobel.
ISBN
0670034460 (alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Viking, 2005.
Language
English
Description
270 p. ; 22 cm.
Other Standard Identifiers
9780670034468
Call Number
QB601 .S63 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
523.2
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and index.
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).
