"THE DAY THE WORLD DISCOVERED THE SUN begins with a little dot—which we discover is the planet..."

"THE DAY THE WORLD DISCOVERED THE SUN begins with a little dot—which we discover is the planet Venus. But the dot signifies one of the most important events in the history of science—and it grows into a big, powerful story with colorful and obsessed characters and exotic vivid locales that fascinates and informs the reader from beginning to end."

- Lee Gutkind, founding editor, Creative Nonfiction; author, You Can't Make This Stuff Up