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The Planets
de Sobel, Dava
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- ISBN 10
- 1857028503
- ISBN 13
- 9781857028508
- Librería
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Clarence Gardens, South Australia, Australia
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Sobre este artículo
London: 4th Estate. 2005. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 271 pages. . 1st thus. Hardback.
Sinopsis
With her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter , Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Now Sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to date-the planets of our solar system. 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 place in the universe. * A New York Times extended bestseller * A Featured Alternate of the Book-of-the-Month Club, History Book Club, Scientific American Book Club, and Natural Science Book Club * Includes 11 full-color illustrations by artist Lynette R. Cook BACKCOVER: "[ The Planets ] lets us fall in love with the heavens all over again." - The New York Times Book Review "Playful . . . lyrical . . . a guided tour so imaginative that we forget we're being educated as we're being entertained." - Newsweek " [Sobel] has outdone her extraordinary talent for keeping readers enthralled. . . . Longitude and Galileo's Daughter were exciting enough, but The Planets has a charm of its own . . . . A splendid and enticing book." - San Francisco Chronicle "A sublime journey. [Sobel's] writing . . . is as bright as the sun and its thinking as star-studded as the cosmos." - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "An incantatory serenade to the Solar System. Grade A-" - Entertainment Weekly "Like Sobel's [ Longitude and Galileo's Daughter ] . . . [ The Planets ] combines masterful storytelling with clear, engaging explanations of the essential scientific facts." - Physics World
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Detalles
- Librería
- Adelaide Booksellers
(AU)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- BIB315188
- Título
- The Planets
- Autor
- Sobel, Dava
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Estado del libro
- Usado -
- Edición
- 1st thus
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 1857028503
- ISBN 13
- 9781857028508
- Editorial
- 4th Estate
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
Términos de venta
Adelaide Booksellers
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Sobre el vendedor
Adelaide Booksellers
Miembro de Biblio desde 2004
Clarence Gardens, South Australia
Sobre Adelaide Booksellers
Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookseller. Member ANZAAB.Founded in 1979, Adelaide Booksellers is one of Adelaide's oldest and most respected secondhand and antiquarian booksellers. Members of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers [ANZAAB]. Has Adelaide's most comprehensive selection of book on military history. Also a very good range of Australiana books, Childrens's Books, Art and History books.Something for every budget. Now primarily an online/telephone seller but open to the public by arrangement.
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