Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Fourth Estate (2005), Edition: First Edition, 288 pages
Description
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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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2005
Physical description
288 p.
ISBN
1857028503 / 9781857028508
Other editions
The Planets by Dava Sobel (Paperback)