by Carl Sagan · Random House · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780394715964
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Cosmos is the book version of Carl Sagan's famous television series of the same name. It is a work about astronomy, but also a survey of the intellectual history of mankind. Sagan shows how ancient Greek mathematicians knew that the Earth is a sphere, and how they calculated its circumference. The book explores the history of science, from the Library of Alexandria to the Apollo missions, and raises the question of whether we are alone in the universe. Through a journey of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution, Sagan invites reflection on life, consciousness, and the place of human beings in the cosmos.
Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary Studies. He played an active role in the Mariner, Viking and Voyager programs. He published more than 600 scientific papers and articles and several popular science books, starting with The Cosmic Connection. He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for The Dragons of Eden.
