An edition of The Planets (2005)

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An edition of The Planets (2005)

The planets

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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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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
276

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Subjects

Planets, Large type books, Planeten, Zonnestelsel, Science, Science/Mathematics, Astronomy - Solar System, Science / Astronomy, Astronomy - General, Solar system, New York Times reviewed

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Solar system

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The planets
2006, Penguin Books
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The planets
2006, Windsor/Paragon
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The Planets
October 11, 2005, Viking Adult, Viking
Hardcover in English
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The Planets
October 18, 2005, Random House Large Print
Hardcover in English - Lrg edition
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The Planets
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Table of 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).

Edition Notes

Originally published: New York : Viking, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-267) and index.

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276 p. :
Number of pages
276

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OL23072487M
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0142001163
OCLC/WorldCat
74839818
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118244
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116599

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