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Cosmos
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- ISBN: 9780345539434 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0345539435 (pbk.)
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xxix, 396 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 21 cm. - Edition: Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, 2013.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine, 2013
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: New York : Random House, c1980. "The classic bestseller. With a new foreword by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Introduction by Ann Druyan." -- Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-383) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The shores of the cosmic ocean -- One voice in the cosmic feud -- The harmony of worlds -- Heaven and hell -- Blues for a red planet -- Travelers' tales -- The backbone of the night -- Travels in space and time -- The lives of the stars -- The edge of forever --The persistence of memory -- Encyclopedia Galactica -- Who speaks for Earth? |
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| Subject: | Astronomy Popular works |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | QB 44.2 .S243 2013 | 30775305472434 | General Collection | Available | - |
Cosmos
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Table of Contents
Cosmos
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Reflections on Carl Sagan's Cosmos, by Neil deGrasse Tyson | p. xiii | |
| Foreword Ann Druyan | p. xvii | |
| Introduction | p. xxi | |
| I | The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean | p. 1 |
| II | One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue | p. 17 |
| III | The Harmony of Worlds | p. 41 |
| IV | Heaven and Hell | p. 76 |
| V | Blues for a Red Planet | p. 108 |
| VI | Travelers' Tales | p. 142 |
| VII | The Backbone of Night | p. 171 |
| VIII | Travels in Space and Time | p. 207 |
| IX | The Lives of the Stars | p. 229 |
| X | The Edge of Forever | p. 256 |
| XI | The Persistence of Memory | p. 284 |
| XII | Encyclopaedia Galactica | p. 307 |
| XIII | Who Speaks for Earth? | p. 336 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 367 | |
| Appendix 1 | Reductio ad Absurdum and the Square Root of Two | p. 369 |
| Appendix 2 | The Five Pythagorean Solids | p. 372 |
| For Further Reading | p. 375 | |
| Index | p. 384 |
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