Cosmos

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* 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 helped shape modern science. A story told with Carl Sagan's remarkable ability to make scientific ideas both comprehensible and exciting.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780349107035
Published: August 1983

Number of pages: 416
Width: 200 mm
Height: 129 mm
Depth: 28 mm

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group