Secret Lives of Planets

''A deft, frequently dramatic tour''
Nature

''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

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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 ...