Her 1997 bestseller, longitude, the tale of john harrisons struggles to crack the secret of navigation. I have her other two books, galileos daughter and longitude. Along the way, sobel offers amusing observations on astrology. The planets is dava sobel s sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. Oct 04, 2005 the planets is dava sobel s sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has. Sobel explores the origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history. Dava sobel s the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016 with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. These facts and much else, both mythical and geological, about venus and its fellow planets are available in dava sobels new book, the. The planets is an enchanting tour through the solar system. Dava sobel is an awardwinning former science writer for the new york times. Once again, bestselling author sobel galileos daughter brings science to readers across the spectrum. Here, each planet provides the anchor for a chapter on astronomy and planet history.
In the beginning, she relates the stories of her fascination with the planets and how mysterious they were to a child of the 1950s. In the spirit of longitude and galileos daughter, sobel once again brings science and history deftly to life as she explores the origins of the planets and reveals the exotic environments that exist in each of these fascinating alien worlds. Sep 02, 2005 the planets by dava sobel 270pp, fourth estate. In the planets, dava sobel takes the reader on a tour of planetary astronomy and the 9 objects currently classified as major planets plus the sun and the moon with 12 very different chapters and no feeling of having read a few chapters in an astronomy textbook. Oct 11, 2005 the suns family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. The planets is dava sobels sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. Buy the planets by dava sobel from waterstones today. Ive read sobels galileos daughter, which i really enjoyed with the mixture of history, science and story, so i had high hopes for the planets. Nov 10, 2015 now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to date the planets of our solar system. Its late, but i thought id write down a few notes about my pleasant evening before turning in.
Dava sobel s the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Her books include longitude, about english clockmaker john harrison, and galileos daughter, about galileos daughter maria celeste, and the glass universe. The planets by dava sobel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Review of the planets by dava sobel the science shelf. Dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, is the author of longitude walker 1995 and 2005, penguin 1996, galileos daughter walker 1999 and 2011, penguin 2000, the planets viking 2005, penguin 2006, a more perfect heaven walker bloomsbury 2011 and 2012, and the sun stood still bloomsbury, 2016 and the glass universe viking, 2016. Dava sobel is a writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. She read portions of her book about venus, the moon, mars and. Oct 11, 2005 sobel continues with coverage on gigantic jupiter, ringed saturn, the team of uranus and neptune and finally distant pluto, perhaps about to be demoted from full planetary status to membership in a group of cometlike objects. The music of the spheres has moved dava sobel to combine astronomy, history, poetry and mythology in the planets. The structure of sobels book extends from the sun to the outer planets, with. The narratives she spins for each planet, while sometimes a bit silly, are always compelling. Dive deep into dava sobels the planets with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
Oct 02, 20 the planets october 2, 20 dava sobel writing this book allowed me to link todays scientific exploration of the solar system with popular cultureeverything from astrology and mythology to science fiction, music, and poetry. How the ladies of the harvard observatory took the measure of the stars. 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. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016 with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced. The book celebrates earth and her nearest neighbors at this unique moment in history, when the old familiar solar family yields to a new definition. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to date. Publication date 2006 topics science, sciencemathematics, astronomy solar system, science astronomy, planets, astronomy general, solar system. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Oct 31, 2006 planets is a whistlestop tour of the planets of the solar system. Written in dava sobels characteristically graceful prose, the planets is a distinctive view of our place in the universe. The planets by dava sobel, 9781841156217, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Dava sobels journey to the planets venus is the planet most like hell, while mars holds the most promise as second earth. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016 with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. After the huge national and international success of longitude and. Dava sobel talked about her book the planets, published by viking. Jul 03, 2006 planets is a whistlestop tour of the planets of the solar system. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sobel explores the origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and. In this book, dava sobel shows her skills in writing for a wide audience. The planets isbn 9780142001165 pdf epub dava sobel ebook.
It was published by penguin books and has a total of 276 pages in the book. In 1995, sobel was a key player in the modern transformation of science writing with her bestselling and award winning book longitude. Ive just come home from caltech, where i saw author dava sobel give a presentation on her latest book, the planets. Her earlier books include longitude and galileos daughter. Dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, is the author of longitude walker 1995 and 2005, penguin 1996, galileos daughter walker 1999 and 2011, penguin 2000, the planets viking 2005, penguin 2006, a more perfect heaven walker bloomsbury 20011 and 2012, and the sun stood still bloomsbury, 2016 and the glass universe viking, 2016. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Writing this book allowed me to link todays scientific exploration of the solar system with popular cultureeverything from astrology and. Author dava sobel introduces the reader to the physical attributes of each planet, its composition, whether rocky, gas, solid or molten, its atmosphere and weather. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to datethe planets of our solar system. The planets, dava sobel shop online for books in new zealand. It is that rare book that will delight the experienced astronomer and, at the same time, engage someone eager to get to know the planets.
Buy a cheap copy of the planets book by dava sobel. Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has turned her attention to. The planets, by former new york times science reporter dava sobel. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016. A brief tour of the solar system, with liberal dollops of scientific history. Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has turned her attention to the planets, and has produced an account of the main.
The planets october 2, 20 dava sobel writing this book allowed me to link todays scientific exploration of the solar system with popular cultureeverything from astrology and mythology to science fiction, music, and poetry. The planets is a gorgeously illustrated study of our place in the universe that will mesmerize everyone who has ever gazed with awe at our night sky. Dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is an american writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. The planets by dava sobel 2005, hardcover for sale online. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to date the planets of our solar system. The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time the genius in question was john harrison, who spent decades trying to convince the british admiralty of the accuracy of his. On its pages the reader encounters the heavenly bodies through science, mythology and history. Whether such details matter depends on whether you regard the book as scientific history or as entertainment. Planets is a whistlestop tour of the planets of the solar system. The title of this book is the planets and it was written by dava sobel. Author dava sobel introduces the reader to the physical attributes of each planet, its composition, whether rocky, gas. The planets by dava sobel 2005, hardcover for sale. In the planets, science journalist dava sobel travels some of this welltrodden ground with her unique flare and imagination.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the planets. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Sobels previous books galileos daughter, 1999, etc. Writing this book allowed me to link todays scientific exploration of the solar system with popular cultureeverything from astrology and mythology to science fiction, music, and poetry. Dava sobel is an american writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. She told how she came to write the book and develop its structure. Dec 18, 2005 dava sobels journey to the planets venus is the planet most like hell, while mars holds the most promise as second earth. Numberone new york times bestselling author dava sobel returns with the captivating, littleknown true story of a group of women whose remarkable contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our. The planets dava sobels new collection of essays is delightful and idiosyncratic, says book critic alan cheuse in his annual holiday roundup for all things considered. This is another book i bought because of its beautiful cover, especially in the hardcover edition, and one which, after reading, i thought had failed in its job.
The author of the bestselling longitude, galileos daughter, and the glass universe, sobel s work has also appeared in audubon, discover, life, and the new yorker. Sep 17, 2005 the planets by dava sobel fourth estate. Dava sobel writes about the 9 planets yes, pluto is included this was written in 2006 after all, plus the sun and the moon, in a way that is both lyrical and scientific. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel intr. The kindle edition of this book, however, is poorly converted. She graduated from the bronx high school of science and binghamton university. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative.