{"product_id":"the-planets-are-very-very-very-far-away-9781615197774","title":"The Planets Are Very, Very, Very, Far Away","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe solar system is not nine planets on tidy rings around the Sun, but seven gatefold pages that open out twice, capturing our planetary neighbors at scale. At a trillion-to-one scale, the Sun is about the size of a dime, and five feet away from the Sun, we find Earth, the size of a pinhead. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 56 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 01 March 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: The  Experiment LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick:\u003c\/strong\u003e Picture the solar system. Do you see nine planets on tidy rings around the Sun? Then you have been lied to!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's not without reason:\u003c\/strong\u003e We have to draw the solar system that way to fit it on a placemat, a lunchbox, or in an ordinary book. But that familiar diagram is wrong about almost everything, and so this is no ordinary book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven gatefold pages open out not once but twice, capturing our planetary neighbors at scale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a trillion-to-one scale, the Sun is about the size of a dime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd five feet away from the Sun, we find...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarth, the size of a pinhead.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA trillion-to-one scale is not nearly small enough to fit our solar system into a book (or onto a soccer field)! How small do we need to go? Unfold the spreads to find out...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Vago is the creator of the bestselling The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's a graphic designer and a regular contributor to The A.V. Club.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe tells people he lives in New York, but he actually lives in New Jersey.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 292g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 160 x 260 x 12 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781615197774\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Vago","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44099864232186,"sku":"9781615197774","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1669980061299_book.jpg?v=1670312926","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-planets-are-very-very-very-far-away-9781615197774","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}