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The Secret Lives of Planets - A User's Guide to the Solar System - BBC Sky At Night's Best Astronomy and Space Books of 2019 (Hardcover)
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The Secret Lives of Planets - A User's Guide to the Solar System - BBC Sky At Night's Best Astronomy and Space Books of 2019 (Hardcover)
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BBC Sky At Night Best Astronomy and Space Books of 2019 'A deft,
frequently dramatic tour' Nature 'A highly readable distillation of
humankind's knowledge of our solar system, gleaned over many
centuries, with surprisingly many mysteries yet to be solved' Daily
Mail 'The Secret Lives of Planets aims to be a "user's guide to the
Solar System", but it also turns out to be an inspiration to look
at the Solar System as a long cosmic journey and find our place in
it.' BBC Sky at Night 'A wonderfully clear and readable book . . .
Gives a splendid overview of our Sun's planetary system, including
its history and exploration' Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell * We have
the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a
clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is.
But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their
satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for example, did
you know that Saturn's moon, Titan, boasts lakes which contain
liquid methane surrounded by soaring hills and valleys, exactly as
the earth did before life evolved on our fragile planet? Or that
Mercury is the shyest planet? Or, that Mars' biggest volcano is 100
times the size of Earth's, or that its biggest canyon is 10 times
the depth of the Grand Canyon, or that it wasn't always red, but
blue? The culmination of a lifetime of astronomy and wonder, Paul
Murdin's enchanting new book reveals everything you ever wanted to
know about the planets, their satellites, and our place in the
solar system.
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