Oct 02, 20 october 2, 20 dava sobel view fullsize 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. Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has turned her attention to. The true story of a lone genius who solved the gre. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. A historical memoir of science, faith, and love, the planets, on the map.
Quotations are badly formatted and the illustrations are completely missing. Sobel explores the origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. The nine planets solar system tour pdf stock traders almanac 2010. Dava sobel has a rare gift for weaving scientific concepts into a compelling story and her internationally bestselling books, including longitude and galileos daughter, attract readers from across the literary spectrum. Dava sobel books, author biography, and reading level. Dec 08, 2016 the science writer says that while researching her new book, the glass universe, she read fiction about the time period, such as the custom of the country and o pioneers. After several years research and writing, im happy to report that the glass universe was published by viking in december 2016, and officially launched at an event in the old observatory building, among the halfmillion glass photographic plates still treasured by the harvardsmithsonian center for astrophysics. Writing in quite a different mode than in her bestselling longitude. Dava sobel has 26 books on goodreads with 231056 ratings.
With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Written in her characteristically graceful prose, the planets is a stunningly original celebration of our solar system and offers a distinctive view of. History, astrology, and myth all play into her unique treatment of each planet. The subtitle here tells the reader exactly what the book is about. 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.
Signed to title page by the author with a thumbnail planet sketch. Former new york times reporter sobel coauthor, arthritis. The structure of sobels book extends from the sun to the outer planets, with individual chapters devoted to the terrestrial planets of mercury, venus, earth, and mars. Ive read sobel s galileos daughter, which i really enjoyed with the mixture of history, science and story, so i had high hopes for the planets. Oct 04, 2005 the planets is dava sobel s sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. Sep 17, 2005 the planets by dava sobel fourth estate. The planets by dava sobel overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Sep 02, 2005 the planets by dava sobel 270pp, fourth estate. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel. The planets hawaii state public library system overdrive. 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 born june 15, 1947 is an american writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. The greek astronomers could measure latitude as early as the third century b. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to datethe planets of our solar system. This groundbreaking work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history. The planets poudre river public library district overdrive.
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. Written in her characteristically graceful prose, the planets is a stunningly original celebration of our solar system and offers a distinctive view of our. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to date the planets of our solar system. 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. Aug 26, 2005 the success of dava sobels longitude 10 years ago launched a lucrative genre of popular science book. Dava made a shoebox model of the solar system when she was a child. Her story of john harrisons 18thcentury quest to build a clock accurate enough to. In this recreation the past, present, and future coexist. An awardwinning former science writer for the new york times, sobel s work has also appeared in audubon, discover, and the new yorker.
Nov 11, 2005 dava sobel has written a gem of a bookone of the best reads for the nonscientific writing to come along for many a moon. October 2, 20 dava sobel view fullsize 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. After the huge national and international success of longitude and. How copernicus revolutionized the cosmos, the glass universe. From visionary author dava sobel comes the planets, a book that reveals the beauty of our solar system in ways that astronomers and laymen alike can enjoy. Extrasolar planet discoveries were to come much later as well. After the huge national and international success of longitude and gallileos daughter, dava sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of our solar system. She explains in detail the physical making of each of our planets and sun, while integrating mythology and her own creative illustrations to help the reader better understand the complex making of the. How the ladies of the harvard observatory took the, letters to father. The order of the planets given here is based on the planets average distances from the sun. Sobels previous books galileos daughter, 1999, etc. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what i. An awardwinning former science writer for the new york times, sobels work has also appeared in audubon, discover, and the new yorker. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel intr.
Planets is a whistlestop tour of the planets of the solar system. Financial times a true life thriller, jampacked with political intrigue, international warfare, personal feuds and financial skullduggery. Her 1997 bestseller, longitude, the tale of john harrisons struggles to crack the secret of navigation. Most of the planets moons were not known during davas childhood, but they are known today and appear on the rooms wallpaper. Books by dava sobel featured in the 1870s, before women had the right to vote or a firm standing in the workplace, a lucky few found employment at the harvard college observatory. The glass universe, by dava sobel dava sobels new book is a history of the unheralded women called computers, rather than astronomers who worked at the harvard college. Her books include longitude, about english clockmaker john harrison, and galileos daughter, about galileo s daughter maria celeste, and the glass universe. The planets by dava sobel in chm, djvu, rtf download ebook. 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. This groundbreaking work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the. The planets is dava sobels sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. 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. Even before the publication of longitude twentyfive years ago, i learned about a group of women who worked at the harvard college observatory in the nineteenth century, analyzing images of the stars to fantastic effect these ladies of pickerings harem aroused my curiosity, but i put them off while pursuing galileos daughter, exploring the planets, and turning copernicuss idea.
Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has. The kindle edition of this book, however, is poorly converted. The narratives she spins for each planet, while sometimes a bit silly, are always compelling. 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. The suns family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. This groundbreaking work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the modern eras robotic space probes.
Planets of our solar system the planets today this page provides a brief description of each. Sobel states she is a chaser of solar eclipses and that its the closest thing to witnessing a miracle. This groundbreaking new work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the modern eras. 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. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016. The structure of sobel s book extends from the sun to the outer planets, with individual chapters devoted to the terrestrial planets of mercury, venus, earth, and mars. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016 with her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced. Daily mail rarely have i enjoyed a book as much as dava sobels longitude. The book tells the story of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the modern eras space probes. 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. This groundbreaking work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data from the modern eras. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling. Sobel s purpose in this lovely and personal volume is to show us the planets as she sees them. Dava sobel s the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016.
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