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Product Identifiers

PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100345331354

ISBN-139780345331359

eBay Product ID (ePID)172175

Product Key Features

Book TitleCosmos

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1985

TopicEarth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, Reference, Cosmology, Astronomy

IllustratorYes

GenreScience

AuthorCarl Sagan

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight7 Oz

Item Length6.9 in

Item Width4.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN80-005286

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Magnificent . . . With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true." -- The Plain Dealer "Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third--his mind's--on the human condition." -- Newsday "Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions . . . shimmers with a sense of wonder." -- The Miami Herald "Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space." -- Cosmopolitan "Enticing . . . iridescent . . . imaginatively illustrated." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Magnificent . . . With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true." -- The Plain Dealer "Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third--his mind's--on the human condition." -- Newsday "Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions . . . shimmers with a sense of wonder." -- The Miami Herald "Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space." -- Cosmopolitan "Enticing . . . imaginatively illustrated . . . imaginatively illustrated." -- The New York Times Book Review

Grade FromThird Grade

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal520

SynopsisThe best-selling science book ever published in the English language, COSMOS is a magnificent overview of the past, present, and future of science. Brilliant and provocative, it traces today's knowledge and scientific methods to their historical roots, blending science and philosophy in a wholly energetic and irresistible way.