An edition of Cosmos (1980)

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Cover of: Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Carl Sagan
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An edition of Cosmos (1980)

Cosmos

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This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the story of our long journey of discovery and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science, including Democritus, Hypatia, Kepler, Newton, Huygens, Champollion, Lowell and Humason. The book also explores spacecraft missions of discovery of the nearby planets, the research in the Library of ancient Alexandria, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, the origin of life, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies and the origins of matter, suns and worlds. The author retraces the fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into life and consciousness, enabling the cosmos to wonder about itself. He considers the latest findings on life elsewhere and how we might communicate with the beings of other worlds. ~ WorldCat.org

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Publisher
Wings Books, Distributed by Random House Value Pub.
Language
English

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Subjects

Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Astronomie, Astronomy, Popular works, History, Science, Cosmology, Planetary science, Astronomy, popular works, Kosmos, Kosmosforschung, Raumfahrt, Weltall, Kosmologie, Einführung, Tong su du wu, Yu zhou xue, Outer space

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Cosmos
2013, Ballantine Books
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1995, Wings Books, Distributed by Random House Value Pub.
in English
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1985, Turner Home Entertainment
Videorecording
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1985, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st Ballantine Books ed.
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
October 12, 1985, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: Unser Kosmos
Unser Kosmos: Eine Reise durch as Weltall
1982, Droemer Knaur
hardcover in German
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1981, Éditions Sélect
in French
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1980, Random House
Capa dura in English - 1st Edition
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1980, Random House
in English - 1st Edition
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1980, Random House
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Cosmos
Cosmos
1980, Random House
in English

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Book Details

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Based on C. Sagan's 13-part television series.
Originally published: New York : Random House, 1980.

Published in
Avenel, N.J
Other Titles
Cosmos (Television program)

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
520
Library of Congress
QB44.2 .S235 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1111048M
ISBN 10
051712355X
LCCN
94036838
OCLC/WorldCat
31207451
Library Thing
20673
Goodreads
2307003

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15829966W

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Library of Congress MARC record

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Pace 1 Medium paced 100% Enjoyability 1 Exciting 100% Clarity 1 Effective explanations 100% Difficulty 1 Intermediate 100% Breadth 1 Interdisciplinary 100% Genres 1 Nonfiction 100% Mood 1 Humorous 33% Scientific 33% Reflective 33% Impressions 1 Recommend 100% Length 1 Medium 100% Credibility 1 Accurate 100% Features 1 Table of contents 25% Glossary 25% Chapters 25% Index 25% Purpose 1 Learn about 100%

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