Dava Sobel in The Planets tells the story of each of the planets, the members of the solar family. Through each planet, Sobel also tells the story of their discovery; either mythic or historic This is an extraordinary book of science, history, biography and story telling by the best selling author of Longitude.

Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of Longitude (Walker 1995 and 2005, Penguin 1996), Galileo's Daughter (Walker 1999, Penguin 2000) and The Planets (Viking, 2005). In her thirty years as a science journalist she has written for many magazines, including Audubon, Discover, Life and The New Yorker, served as a contributing editor to Harvard Magazine and Omni, and co-authored five books, including Is Anyone Out There? with astronomer Frank Drake.

I loved this interview, and her earlier books, so enjoy this interview... it touches on Pluto, Venus, philosophy and all points in between.

A must for all non-scientists and scientists alike!

Interview by Stuart Beaton.