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The Planets
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Dava Sobel
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
October 31, 2006
Pages
276
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780142001165
ISBN-10
0142001163
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$15.00
Other format details
sci/tech
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Men, Microscopes, and Living Things | The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars | Longitude | Galileo's Daughter | A More Perfect Heaven | Find the Constellations | Bad Astronomy
Men, Microscopes, and Living Things | The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars | Longitude | Galileo's Daughter | A More Perfect Heaven | Find the Constellations | Bad Astronomy
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A lavishly illustrated account in the tradition of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, the fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history in a relevant and accessible format for lay readers. Reprint. 200,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Viking Pr (October 11, 2005)
9780670034468 | details & prices | 269 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, the fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history in an accessible format.
About: Explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, the fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history in an accessible format.
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (October 4, 2005)
9780739325643 | details & prices | 320 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $25.95
About: Explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history.
About: Explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history.
from Harpercollins Pub Ltd (September 5, 2005)
9781857028508 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $27.10
About: After 'LONGITUDE' and 'GALILEO'S DAUGHTER', Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system.
About: After 'LONGITUDE' and 'GALILEO'S DAUGHTER', Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (October 31, 2006)
9780142001165 | details & prices | 276 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $15.00
About: The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds.
About: The sun's family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds.
CD/Spoken Word
Abridged edition from Random House (October 4, 2005)
9780739322871 | details & prices | List price $25.95
About: With her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative.
About: With her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative.
With Lorna Raver (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (October 4, 2005)
9780739322864 | details & prices | 6.00 × 6.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, the fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history in an accessible format.
About: Explores the creation and evolution of the solar system's planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, the fine arts, and other genres to chronicle planetary history in an accessible format.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (October 10, 2008)
9781439562352 | details & prices | 276 pages | List price $22.00
About: With her blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Longitude and Galileoâs Daughter, Dava Sobel used her rare and luminous gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story to garner rave reviews and attract readers from across the literary spectrum.
About: With her blockbuster New York Times bestsellers Longitude and Galileoâs Daughter, Dava Sobel used her rare and luminous gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story to garner rave reviews and attract readers from across the literary spectrum.
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