The Planets: A Sunday Times Bestseller by Professor Brian Cox & Andrew Cohen NEW

Title in This Set : The Planets: A Sunday Times Bestseller by Professor Brian Cox & Andrew Cohen NEW Condition: BRAND NEWFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780008280574 Description : Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Suns expanding power. Venus, once thought to be lush and fertile, now known to be trapped within a toxic and boiling atmosphere. Mars, the red planet, doomed by the loss of its atmosphere. Jupiter, twice the size of all the other planets combined, but insubstantial. Saturn, a stunning celestial beauty, the jewel of our Solar System. Uranus, the sideways planet and the first ice giant. Neptune, dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds. Pluto, the dwarf planet, a frozen rock.Andrew Cohen and Professor Brian Cox take readers on a voyage of discovery, from the fiery heart of our Solar System, to its mysterious outer reaches. They touch on the latest discoveries that have expanded our knowledge of the planets, their moons and how they come to be.