THE PLANETS is Dava Sobel's sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. In the spirit
of Longitude and Galileo's 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.

After the huge national and international success of Longitude and Galileo's
Daughter, Dava Sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar
system. THE PLANETS tells the story of each member of our solar family, from
their discovery, both mythic and historic, to the latest data from the modern
era's robotic space probes and images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Whether
revealing what hides behind Venus' cocoon of acid clouds, describing Jupiter's
'Technicolor lightning bolts and shimmering sheets of auroras,' or capturing
first-hand the excitement at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory when the first
pictures from Voyager were beamed to earth, Dava Sobel's unique tour of the solar
family is filled with fascination and poetry.

In lyrical prose THE PLANETS gives a breathtaking, close-up perspective on those
heavenly bodies that have captured the imagination of humanity since that first
glimpse at the glittering night skies. This is an extraordinary book of science,
history, biography and storytelling. Timely and timeless, THE PLANETS will engage
and delight as it unravels the mysteries of the cosmos.

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