David Whitehouse

DAVID WHITEHOUSE is an author and broadcaster (a regular on The Today Programme, Sky News, Jeremy Vine Show etc) and one of the worlds’s most cited journalists. He was science editor of BBC News Online and science correspondent for BBC radio. He is also the author of ONE SMALL STEP and GALILEO. Before becoming a journalist he was a scientist at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London and received his doctorate from Jodrell Bank Radio Observatory. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a past president of the Society for Popular Astronomy. In 2005 he received the first ‘Arthur’ for outstanding space reporting. He has won an unprecedented five Netmedia awards including the prestigious European Internet Journalist of the Year as well as a Glaxo award. Asteroid 4036 Whitehouse orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter. He has completed a book on Rainbows and the history of optics and proposals for books on Tesla and Pythagoras are ready.

The Sun: A Biography

‘A treasure trove of science, speculation and anecdote about our star. Whitehouse touches on everything from the birth of the sun in a cold interstellar cloud to its predicted death as a bloated red giant. He covers the sunspot cycle and the nature of auroras, the solar neutrino mystery and the puzzle of coronal heating. Whitehouse appears to have explored every possible avenue, and I can only guess at the enormous amount of research this must have required ’ New Scientist

‘A spectacularly detailed written portrait of the Sun: rife with historical and scientific details.’ The Planetarian

‘Outstanding’ The Daily Telegraph

‘A staggering range of content… offering a plethora of facts and a fascinating read.’ Good Book Guide.

The Sun is the Rosetta Stone of the Universe – understand it and you understand almost everything. It sustains life on Earth and shapes our understanding of ourselves. It is the most powerful and awe-inspiring phenomenon we will ever encounter. We have defied it, created myths to understand it and celebrated it in music and art. In this fascinating and groundbreaking account, David Whitehouse skilfully interweaves science, philosophy, religion, history and art to form a comprehensive biography of our nearest star.

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Previously published by:

John Wiley UK

Pearson Education Benelux Netherlands

Prozsynski-Ska Poland

Kailas Spain

Mondadori Italy

Naklada Ljevak Biblit Croatia

Eksmo Russia

Whistler Publishing Korea (all rights reverted).

Material: English edition (344pp). Author has brought the text completely up to date.

The Moon: A Biography

A tour-de-force, utterly compelling. Whitehouse is terrific.’ Financial Times

‘Intriguing, engaging’ The Sunday Telegraph

‘The author’s brimming passion for his subject is obvious…this is an excellent prospect for the many people who enjoyed Dava Sobel’s Longitude and deserves to be widely read.’ The Guardian

‘This must surely be the most wide-ranging book on Earth’s nearest neighbour ever written. A great book … Whitehouse writes on all subjects with confidence and clarity…This is by no means a book only for astronomers or even those interested in the sciences. There is much here to interest art historians, readers of pre-20th century literature, psychiatrists and biographers.’ The Bookseller

The moon has been the earth’s, and man’s, constant companion since the dawn of time. We have all seen it, but how well do we really know it? Reaching back into prehistory, retelling myths and legends and looking forward to the future, the moon’s story has at last been drawn together in David Whitehouse’s brilliant biography.

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Headline UK (Rights reverted)

Kailas Spain

Dunod France.

Materials: English edition (320pp). Author has brought the text completely up to date.