The Planets
Author: Dava Sobel
The Planets uses astrology, mythology, science fiction, music, and poetry to link today’s scientific exploration of the Solar System with planetary allusions in popular culture. It celebrates Earth and her nearest neighbors at this unique moment in history, when the old familiar family of nine planets acknowledges the nearly two hundred newly discovered planets orbiting st….Read More
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