Nonfiction:
* Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (1995): This book tells the story of John Harrison, a self-taught clockmaker who solved the problem of determining longitude at sea, a crucial challenge for navigation.
* Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love (1999): This book explores the relationship between Galileo Galilei and his daughter, Virginia, who became a nun. It weaves together the story of their personal lives with the scientific revolution of the time.
* A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos (2004): Sobel delves into the life and work of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who challenged the geocentric view of the universe and proposed the heliocentric model.
* The Planets (2005): A captivating journey through the solar system, exploring each planet and its unique characteristics.
* The Glass Universe: How the Women of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars (2016): This book tells the story of the female "human computers" at the Harvard Observatory, who made significant contributions to astronomy despite facing societal limitations.
* And All the Stars: A Novel of the Big Bang (2023): Sobel's first novel, exploring the origin of the universe and the search for extraterrestrial life.
Fiction:
* And All the Stars: A Novel of the Big Bang (2023): Sobel's first novel, exploring the origin of the universe and the search for extraterrestrial life.
Other:
* The Illustrated Longitude (1998): A revised edition of Longitude with additional illustrations.
* The Illustrated Galileo's Daughter (2000): A revised edition of Galileo's Daughter with illustrations.
Dava Sobel's books have won numerous awards and been translated into multiple languages. They are known for their engaging storytelling, bringing to life complex scientific concepts in a way that is accessible to a wide audience.