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Cosmos

by Carl Sagan

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A wide-ranging journey through science and the cosmos

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A wide-ranging journey through science and the cosmos

Carl Sagan connects the scale of cosmic history with the emergence of life and human understanding. Across fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution, the book moves among subjects including the origins of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the Sun’s eventual death, and the development of galaxies. It also considers the people and forces that shaped modern science. Full-color illustrations accompany this broad survey, which links astronomical questions to the story of how matter came to be understood by conscious beings.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in astronomy and the history of the cosmos.
  • Readers seeking a broad science overview that ranges from life and the human brain to space missions.
  • Readers interested in how scientific ideas and discoveries have developed.

Themes

Cosmic evolutionOrigins of lifeAstronomy and space explorationHuman consciousnessHistory of science

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Book overview

Renowned astronomer Carl Sagan's classic bestseller that "dives into the past, present, and future of science, dealing with the mind-staggering enormity of the cosmos in which we exist" (Associated Press)--with an Introduction by Ann Druyan and a Foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space."--Cosmopolitan

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE FOX MINISERIES COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS, HOSTED BY NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON AND STARRING SETH MACFARLANE AND SIR PATRICK STEWART

In clear-eyed prose, Carl Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring full-color illustrations, Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science.
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