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The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey

The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey

Summary

'The nation's go-to woman for all things space... her joy for the subject is boundless' – The Guardian

Take a new look at the world around you.

What is a planet? Is there life on Mars? What makes Earth so special?

Questions about our Solar System have fascinated us for centuries. Based on the latest scientific research, The Story of the Solar System will help you see the planets around us in a whole new light. Using colourful and easy-to-follow infographics, each planet becomes a character with a story of its own to tell, from Jupiter the King of the Solar System to ice oddity Uranus and outlier planet-but-not-a-planet Pluto.

As space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock shows us, the story of Earth is best understood as part of its larger family, and The Story of the Solar System will bring that family to life.

About the authors

Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Maggie Aderin-Pocock has had a passion for space and astronomy since she was a small child. This has driven her to obtain a degree in Physics and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. She has spent most of her career making novel, and bespoke instrumentation for the space industry. Maggie founded Science Innovation Ltd in 2004 and through this, she shares her love of the subject with others through lecture, television programmes and now books.
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Simon Guerrier

Simon Guerrier is co-author of Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived and Whographica for BBC Books, and has written countless Doctor Who books, comics, audio plays and documentaries. He has been a guest on Front Row and The Infinite Monkey Cage on Radio 4 and, with his brother Thomas, makes films and documentaries – most recently Victorian Queens of Ancient Egypt for Radio 3.
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Emma Price (Illustrator)

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