The quest to crack an ancient code tells one of the most intriguing stories. 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. Written in her characteristically graceful prose, the planets is a stunningly original celebration of our solar system and offers a distinctive view of. Extrasolar planet discoveries were to come much later as well. Sep 02, 2005 the planets by dava sobel 270pp, fourth estate. 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. 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. Most of the planets moons were not known during davas childhood, but they are known today and appear on the rooms wallpaper. Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has turned her attention to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the planets.
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. The narratives she spins for each planet, while sometimes a bit silly, are always compelling. 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. After the huge national and international success of longitude and galileos daughter. The women youve never heard of who transformed astrophysics.
Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has. 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. Her books include longitude, about english clockmaker john harrison, and galileos daughter, about galileo s daughter maria celeste, and the glass universe. Her format of comparing and contrasting the science of astronomy modern, ancient. Written in her characteristically graceful prose, the planets is a stunningly original celebration of our solar system and offers a distinctive view of our.
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. How the ladies of the harvard observatory took the measure of the stars. Dava sobel is the internationally renowned author of longitude and galileos daughter. The music of the spheres has moved dava sobel to combine astronomy, history, poetry and mythology in the planets.
Sobels previous books galileos daughter, 1999, etc. 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. In the tradition of simon winchester and dava sobel, the riddle of the labyrinth. The planets is dava sobel s sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. 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. 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. Jul 03, 2006 planets is a whistlestop tour of the planets of the solar system. 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. Longitude isbn 97808027124 pdf epub dava sobel ebook. Dava made a shoebox model of the solar system when she was a child. This groundbreaking work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from. The planets isbn 9780142001165 pdf epub dava sobel ebook. The planets by dava sobel overdrive rakuten overdrive. Signed to title page by the author with a thumbnail planet sketch.
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. Kop the illustrated longitude av dava sobel, william j h andrewes pa. I greatly enjoy the more indepth research required for booklength projects. 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.
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. In this recreation the past, present, and future coexist. 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 planets by dava sobel in chm, djvu, rtf download ebook. A more perfect heaven king county library system overdrive. She is also an awardwinning former science reporter for the new york times and writes. Review of the glass universe by dava sobel rhapsody in. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to datethe planets of our solar system. Dava pronounced dayva sobel is a petite, attractive woman, fashionably dressed and coiffed and with a flashingly expansive smile, who only half jokingly attributes all the good fortune that has. 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. The planets hawaii state public library system overdrive.
Writing in quite a different mode than in her bestselling 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. Oct 04, 2005 the planets is dava sobel s sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one mans. This groundbreaking work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history. Planets is a whistlestop tour of the planets of the solar system. With her bestsellers longitude and galileos daughter, dava sobel intr. The planets 9780142001165, 9781101659489 vitalsource. Her 1997 bestseller, longitude, the tale of john harrisons struggles to crack the secret of navigation. 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. 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 of the word planet, and thousands of recently discovered exoplanets orbiting stars beyond the sun hold out the tantalizing possibility of. She read portions of her book about venus, the moon, mars and.
Dec 06, 2016 in a new book the glass universe, author dava sobel explores the invaluable contribution of harvard college observatorys women computers who helped fashion the modern field of astrophysics. Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that the longitude problem was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the dayand had been for centuri, isbn 97808027124. The publication of longitude in 1995 and its unexpected success transformed me into a fulltime author of books. Dibner library lecture featuring dava sobel the glass. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what i. She told how she came to write the book and develop its structure. Now sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to date the planets of our solar system.
And how albert einstein destroyed a planet, discovered. Nov 10, 2015 the planets by dava sobel in chm, djvu, rtf download ebook. After the huge national and international success of longitude and gallileos daughter, dava sobel tells the human story of the nine planets of. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn.
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. Sobel s purpose in this lovely and personal volume is to show us the planets as she sees them. 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. Quotations are badly formatted and the illustrations are completely missing. 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. 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. Former new york times reporter sobel coauthor, arthritis. Dava sobel s longitude achieved bestselling status on the new york times nonfiction list in both hardcover and paperback. The planets by dava sobel and publisher penguin books pus. 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. The suns family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds.
After the huge national and international success of longitude and. 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. Dava sobel born june 15, 1947 is an american writer of popular expositions of scientific topics. The illustrated longitude dava sobel, william j h andrewes. The kindle edition of this book, however, is poorly converted. Sep 17, 2005 the planets by dava sobel fourth estate. Dava sobel s the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016. Part biography, part history, part scientific exploration, longitude relates the quest for an accurate way to determine longitude. This groundbreaking work traces the lives of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to. Dava sobel talked about her book the planets, published by viking. Dava sobels the glass universe will be available from viking in december 2016.
That it has done so speaks well for the reading public in this country. The planets poudre river public library district overdrive. The greek astronomers could measure latitude as early as the third century b. Sobel explores the origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of popular culture, from.
745 1193 373 820 158 1187 1316 1445 959 1167 286 183 1462 1564 1547 220 675 988 1105 488 373 323 477 923 1318 1158 2 827 1235 255 1099 537