Cosmos : possible worlds

Druyan, Ann, 1949- author.

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"Cosmos: Possible Worlds travels through more than 14 billion years of cosmic evolution and into an astonishing future where probes travel by light beams to distant stars, helping us solve enduring mysteries of our origins and dream toward an unimaginable time ahead."-- Provided by publisher.

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Astronomy

Cosmology

Cosmos (Television program : 2014- )

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ISBN:

9781426219085
1426219083

Description:

383 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm

Notes:

Companion text to television series of same title
"The sequel to Carl Sagan's beloved classic"--Front jacket cover
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Prologue
Ladder to the stars
Oh, Mighty King
Lost city of life
Vavilov
The cosmic connectome
The man of a trillion worlds
The search for intelligent life on earth
The sacrifice of Cassini
Magic without lies
A tale of two atoms
The fleeting grace of the habitable zone
Coming of age in the Anthropocene
A possible world

LCCN:

2018050137

Control Number:

2536420

Other Authors:

National Geographic Society (U.S.), publisher

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