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Title: Empire of the Sun: Planets and Moons of the Solar System by John R. Gribbin, John Gribbon, John Gribben ISBN: 0814731171 Publisher: New York University Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3

Rating: 4
Summary: Good for pictures and background information.
Comment: I bought this book for 8 dollars, knowing exactly what I would get in it. Great pictures (even though some are a bit archaic, but that's okay because they're full color and full page photos of some of the most wonderful things man has ever seen) and additional background information covering the pictures. There really isn't much else to describe in the book. If you want to know about our Solar System and see some wonderful pictures, this is the book for you. It has a nice introduction as well, part of it telling a proposed (and very plausible) way of our Solar System forming. The only thing I did not like about this book is the fact that the authors kept repeatedly saying that Pluto is not a real planet. I wish they would've just left it to accepted ideals of the time and leave it be. But other than that, this book contains great imagery and information on our space backyard.

Rating: 3
Summary: Classic Space Age Photographs of our Solar System
Comment: In this book, the authors present many of the classic photographs of the sun, planets, their moons, asteroids and comets taken during the space age by various space exploration vehicles. Accompanying each photograph is a detailed description of what was discovered and why is important. While many of the these photographs are well over thirty years old, they have been digitally enhanced, but still show the graininess associated with the early planetary space probes.

In general, I found most of the photographs contained in the both to be a good representation of the bodies found in our solar system; however, there are several missing photographs which could have made this book a lot better. For example, there are no photographs of Mercury's Caloris Basin, Neptune's moon Triton, or any of the major geological features of Mars. On the other hand, there seems to be an over abundance of pictures of Saturn and its moons which could have been left out if space was a problem.

If you are looking for a good book that summarizes the solar system in pictures, this book would good addition to your collection. If you are looking for new photographs or new information about solar system research you will not find it in this book.

Rating: 4
Summary: Empire of the Sun : Planets and Moons of the Solar System
Comment: Excellent pictures and a good reference book to add to your collection.