![]() Even someone with Sobel’s considerable literary talents might struggle to explore the entire solar system in just over 200 pages. Both books are favorites of mine so I was excited to come across this more recent work, although I was somewhat skeptical. She followed that up with the even bolder Galileo’s Daughter, which garnered similar acclaim. In 1995, Sobel was a key player in the modern transformation of science writing with her best-selling and award winning book Longitude. In The Planets, science journalist Dava Sobel travels some of this well-trodden ground with her unique flare and imagination. Exotically named, each with their own personality, the planets and their numerous enigmatic satellites were a frequent focus of my youthful scientific forays. ![]() Sharing neural space with dinosaur taxonomy, the details of the solar system represent some of the basic building blocks for future geeky success. ![]() It’s a critical period in the early development of any aspiring young science geek. ![]()
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