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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Full title :The planets / Dava Sobel.

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Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Penguin Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

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Description:1 online resource (276 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781101659489, 1101659483
oclc:ocn680425712
LC Classification:QB601
Dewey Decimal:523.2

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).