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The Planets / Dava Sobel.

Sobel, Dava.
2005
QB601 .S63 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
The Planets / Dava Sobel.
Author
Sobel, Dava.
ISBN
0670034460 (alk. paper)
Published
New York : Viking, 2005.
Language
English
Description
270 pages ; 22 cm
Item Number
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-261) and index.
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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).

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