Cosmos

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780345539434 Author(s): Carl Sagan Format: Paperback Language: English Year: 2013 Publisher: Random House USA Inc Pages: 432 Age: 8-12

Description: Renowned astronomer Carl SaganA?s classic bestseller that A?dives into the past, present, and future of science, dealing with the mind-staggering enormity of the cosmos in which we existA? (Associated Press)A?with an Introduction by Ann Druyan and a Foreword by Neil deGrasse TysonA?Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.A?A?CosmopolitanTHE INSPIRATION FOR THE FOX MINISERIES COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS, HOSTED BY NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON AND STARRING SETH MACFARLANE AND SIR PATRICK STEWARTIn 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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