Cosmos
The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation
$28.00
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
2 January 1996
Summary
- Spacecraft missions to nearby planets
- The Library of ancient Alexandria
- The human brain
- Egyptian hieroglyphics
- The origin of life
- The death of the sun
- The evolution of galaxies
- The origins of matter, suns and worlds
The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousness, of how science and civilisation grew up together, and of the forces and individuals who helpe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349107035 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349107033 |
| Author: | Carl Sagan |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 1996 |
| Weight: | 325g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 200mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Abacus Science Greats |
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** ‘Enticing, imaginative, readable, iridescent - The New York TIMES
** ‘Enticing, imaginative, readable, iridescent - The New York TIMES
About The Author
Carl Sagan
Sagan was Dir. of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies & David Duncan Prof. of Astronomy & Space Sciences at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the Mariner, Viking & Voyage expeditions to the planets & was a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for literature. He died in 1996.
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