Cosmos

The story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation.

The book is from the Abacus`s series - "Science Greats". 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.

"Cosmos" tells the fascinating story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transformed 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, "Cosmos" is truly one of the classic science books of our age.

Introduction
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue
The Harmony of Wolrds
Heaven and Hell
Blues for a Red Planet
Travelers` Tales
The Backbone of Night
Travels in Space and Time
The Lives of the Stars
The Egde of Forever
The Persistence of Memory
Encyclopaedia Galactica
Who Speaks for Earth?
Appendix 1: Reductio ad Absurdum and the Square Root of Two
Appendix 2: The Five Pythagorean Solids
For Further Reading
Index