|summary=With beautiful photographs of the wonders of the solar system, ''Solar System'' is a gorgeous coffee table book for anyone with even a passing interest in astronomy. Marcus Chown's descriptions are in-depth enough to warrant considered reading, but if you're after a simple and casual flick through, you'll still find plenty to appeal.
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With beautiful photographs of the wonders of the solar system, this is a gorgeous coffee table book for anyone with even a passing interest in astronomy. Marcus Chown's descriptions are in-depth enough to warrant considered reading, but if you're after a simple and casual flick through, you'll still find plenty to appeal.
For more space-based reading, take a look at [[Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in Space by Mary Roach]], [[The Comic Strip History of Space by Sally Kindberg and Tracey Turner]] (which is intended for children, but worth reading at any age), and [[The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favourite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson]].