The hot, molten worlds of kepler10b and kepler78b are comparable to the volcanic planet mustafar. Full of interesting facts about the eight planets in our solar system, including our very own earth, this bestselling book also features photographs from voyager and other space explorers. Facts concerning the solar system stony brook university. There has been the 2004 mars exploration rover mission, the discovery of at least fortyseven. Shows the positions of all the planets and dwarf planets in our solar system and how they move about the sun throughout 2005. Hartmann has been around a long time and i have the fourth edition. If you want to get an overview of the planets in our solar system, this book does that. The music of the spheres has moved dava sobel to combine astronomy, history, poetry and mythology in the planets. Mike brown of the california institute of technology who announced today the discovery of a new planet in the outer solar system.
June 2005 the solar system and beyond ten years of issi editors. A brief tour of the solar system, with liberal dollops of scientific history. Stars and planets ian ridpath has been adding to his impressive list of publications with the recently updated fourth edition of stars and planets. Alien planet is a 94minute docufiction, originally airing on the discovery channel, about two internationally built robot probes searching for alien life on the fictional planet darwin iv. As such, i asked the various companies about available books and this is one that i turned up. The nine planets of the solar system eight planets. Instead of discussing each planet in turn, this book is organized by characteristics. This book is an informational book on the planets that uses pictures and captions to.
The latest view of the solar system received the eureka. Dava sobel talked about her book the planets, published by viking. 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. The planets book hennepin county library bibliocommons. Gail gibbons since the planets was first published in 1993, space exploration has resulted in many new discoveries. Published march 31st 2005 by holiday house first published 1993. It was written and directed by joe ahearne and produced by christopher riley, who was presented with the 2005 sir arthur.
May 18, 2018 3 books about planets the more astronomy has learned about our solar system, the more fascinating the planets have become. For each planet, there is a small paragraph that tells about the visibility of the planet and its physical make up. The planets by gail gibbons 2005, hardcover, revised for. The solar system as we know it today contains 8 planets the four rocky inner planets of mercury, venus, earth and mars, and then the four gas giants, comprising jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune, with these two distinct groups seperated by the asteroid belt. The planets uses vivid illustrations on factfilled pages to describe the nine planets of our solar system, their. The planets make their appointed rounds at distances measured in millions or billions. The outer planets and their moons comparative studies of the. May 11, 2015 this book covers it all stars, constellations, planets, the sun, the seasons, the moon phases, moon travel, and more.
The planets dava sobels new collection of essays is delightful and idiosyncratic, says book critic alan cheuse in his annual holiday roundup for all things considered. Stuart ross taylor, australian national university, canberra. Weaver, astronomers announced major findings about planets outside our solar system, known as extrasolar planets. This book, on the other hand, takes a different approach. The nine planets is an encyclopedic overview with facts and information about the history, mythology and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system and beyond. The sun and the planets, with the exception of venus and uranus, rotate on their. This book is creative commons attribution license 4. A new york times extended bestseller a featured alternate of the book ofthemonth club, history book club, scientific american book club, and natural science book. Most books about the planets discuss each planet in turn, going in order from the planet closest to the sun mercury to the planet furthest from the sun neptune. Photographs from the archives of nasa planet picture book, books about space, nasa book. In all the history of mankind, there will be only one generation that will be first to explore the solar system, one generation for which, in childhood, the planets are distant and indistinct discs moving through the night sky, and for which, in old age, the planets are places, diverse new worlds in the. These and other factors are the fuel for the optimism of david. This plane is roughly the same as the rotational equator of the sun.
Despont combines architectural skills and painters virtuosity in this spectacular collection of majestic, daunting and singularly. The latest view of the solar system david aguilar, national geographic childrens books, 2008, isbn 1426302363 children ages 912 will discover the eight planets of the solar system and also explore five dwarf planets. The inner planets mercury, venus, earth, and marsare all terrestrial. Originally published in 2005, the book recognizes the difficulties that detecting such a body present however, lloyd puts forth a convincing argument with over.
The planets terms to know motive short tune of only a few notes 5beat time meter of 5 instead of 4 or 3 marchtrio march in ternary 3part form symphony largescale work for orchestra in 4 mvts. Tildsley with a short foreword by sir martin rees, first published in 2005. Attribution information if you are redistributing all or part of this book in a print format, then you must include on every physical page the following attribution. At the outer edge of the solar system is pluto, which was once categorized as a planet. The planets are listed in the book in order of their distance from the sun. There are hundreds of scientific references that offer compelling evidence for the existence of planet x. The planets all revolve in the same direction about the sun.
Thierry w despont combining geometrical purity and gestural grandeur, thierry w. This volume gives an integrated summary of the science related to the four giant planets in our solar system. It was based on the book expedition, by scififantasy artist and writer wayne douglas barlowe, who was also executive producer on the special. His writings are widely recognized for their ability to communicate the wonderment of science to enthusiasts of all ages. She told how she came to write the book and develop its structure. Featuring many striking photos, this very short introduction offers a fascinating portrait of the unique world of each planet as well as an illuminating discussion of moons, asteroids, and transneptunian objects. If you are looking for highly technical or academic treatment of planetary science, look elsewhere. From the rings of saturn to the canals of mars and the great red dot of jupiter, the planets of our solar system have long fascinated humanity.
Based on a course taught by the author, the book deals with the origin of planetary bodies, the forces that fashion their surfaces, the rise and. Alien planets if theres people living across the sea of stars on a planet other than earth, thats what this list is for. Published in 1993, the book feels a bit dated in that it mentions pluto, although it does classify it as a dwarf planet. Facts concerning the solar system all the planets roughly orbit the sun in a plane. Sobels previous books galileos daughter, 1999, etc. Sep 17, 2016 shows the positions of all the planets and dwarf planets in our solar system and how they move about the sun throughout 2005. The planets is dava sobels sweeping look at our heavenly galaxy. 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. Its premise is simple to the point of obvious and powerful to the point of art. Another paragraph is added that includes a short myth or legend about the planet and how it got its name. The story told in this translation of a french book in vivid language and with plenty of colour illustrations, with careful, explanations of terms. His book is a massive compendium of information and, as such, is one of the most useful planetary reference books that i have. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6.
Lewis, although keeping it a secret, used, one by one, the seven planets of medieval astronomyastrology as artistic themes for the seven narnian booksbasically one planet per book jupiter. 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. The planets by dava sobel 2005, hardcover for sale online. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of lucasfilm by the walt disney company, some canon planets were first named or explored in works from the noncanon star wars expanded universe, now rebranded star wars. Buy a cheap copy of the planets book by gail gibbons. Planets in aspect to angles the ascendant and midheaven are also featured. The fact that issis tenyear anniversary happens to coincide with the celebration. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oct 19, 2005 the planets by dava sobel illustrated. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The suns family of planets become a familiar place in this personal account of the lives of other worlds. 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.
Screening over eight episodes, the planets presents the incredible story of the discovery and exploration of our. The planets by gail gibbons, 2005, holiday house edition, in english the planets 2005 edition open library. Likewise, the planets kepler16b and kepler453b, planets discovered orbitting binary stars probably resemble the desert world tatooine. This brilliantly illustrated book taps into childrens natural curiosity about the vast world of space. This is a detailed guide to our suns family of planets.
Plus jim green, director of planetary science at nasa, joins the club to. Mostly this book reminded me of information i used to know but had forgotten. We are trying to reflect the information printed in the magazine. What the world eats the authors of a new book, hungry planet, set out to see how families in 24 regions feed themselves each week. 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. Not books about the planets, please, just the names of planets in the title. Jul 15, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Nov 01, 2007 the fifth in 2005 gave rise to this book. Ive read sobels galileos daughter, which i really enjoyed with the mixture of history, science and story, so i had high hopes for the planets.
Over planets have been detected previously, by inference and. Hungry planet is not a book about obesity or corporate villains. The definitive visual guide is a 528page, nonfiction book by nine british. Photographs from the archives of nasa planet picture book, books about space, nasa book nataraj, nirmala, nasa, nye, bill on. Simple questions and small peepthrough holes encourage the reader to turn the pages and travel to each planet. Planets in the title 522 books meet your next favorite book.
Books that are primarily set on a science fiction world other than earth. In 2005, astronomer eugene chiang speculated that although some of these oligarchs became the planets we know today, most would have been flung outward by gravitational interactions. The fictional universe of the star wars franchise features multiple planets and moons. Type any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the style guide for reference.
Comparative studies of the outer planets prior to the exploration of the saturn system by cassinihuygens. Since the planets was first published in 1993 and revised in 2005, space exploration has resulted in additional new discoveries which are included in this. The thesis of michael wards planet narnia can be stated briefly. Nine familiar planets, now with personalityplus the new york. Beautiful images accompany the text, appropriate for ages 912. Nine familiar planets, now with personalityplus the new. Originally published in 2005, the book recognizes the difficulties that detecting such a body present however, lloyd puts forth a convincing argument with over 220 pages pages of research, 39 pictures and graphics. Space odyssey premiered in 2004 and was made by the bbc. Solar system evolution new perspective 2nd edition planetary. Use a combination of these nonfiction and fiction books about our solar system to get students interested in space. Review of the planets by dava sobel the science shelf. This amazing book tells the story from interesting angles and perspectives. G selected moons of the planets astronomy openstax.
The single greatest lesson the garden teaches is that our relationship to the planet need not be zerosum, and that as long as the sun still shines and people still can plan and plant, think and do, we can, if we bother to try, find ways to provide for ourselves without diminishing the world. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Dava sobel this groundbreaking new work from dava sobel, author of the bestselling longitude, tells the story of each member of our solar family, from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the. Royal astronomical society of canada observers handbook 2005, edited by rajiv gupta. Ive been teaching a university course in planetary geology from 1987 to 2010 and i was in need of a textbook. This level 2 reader, written in simple language that is easy for young readers to understand, introduces children to our solar system, including all of the planets and dwarf planets, and lots of fascinating fun facts. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Here, each planet provides the anchor for a chapter on astronomy and planet history.
Nonfiction childrens book gold award from the california reading association. Sep 02, 2005 the planets by dava sobel 270pp, fourth estate. Dec 21, 2012 the scifri book club is touring the solar system, with dava sobels 2005 the planets. Following the success of her bestselling book longitude, dava sobel, a former new york times science reporter, has turned her attention to.
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. Dava sobel explores the creation and evolution of the solar systems planets through a lens of popular culture, drawing on sources from astrology, science fiction, the fine arts, and other genres to chronicle. Dwarf planets to the 10th anniversary of the introduction of. There are indepth looks at features of planets in the solar system, such as. Aspects and personality includes chapters that discuss such things as unaspected planets, approaching and departing applying and separating aspects, inclining and declining aspects, aspect configurations, and more. My book of planets is a charming first introduction to the planets for young readers. The smallest and fastest planet, mercury is the closest planet to the sun and whips around it every 88 earth days. 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. Extrasolar planets bibliography title author year from 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 2 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1964 1963. The planets is an interesting book, but one that is not for everyone. Some may have escaped the solar system altogether to become freefloating planets, whereas others would be orbiting in a halo around the solar system, with. The outer planets jupiter, saturn, uranus, and neptuneare gas giants with no solid surface. Voyage to the planets released as voyage to the planets and beyond in the united states is a 2004 british fictional documentary about a manned voyage through the solar system.