Cosmo
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Basato sulla celebre serie televisiva in tredici puntate di Carl Sagan, questo libro, ricco di oltre 250 illustrazioni a colori (molte inedite), narra la storia della scienza nel suo contesto umano più ampio, esplorando la crescita congiunta di scienza e civiltà. Un viaggio alla scoperta delle missi...

pagine
384
Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pubblicato
2002-05-07
Editore
Random House
ISBN
9780375508325

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Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan

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In 1934, scientist Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. After earning bachelor and master's degrees at Cornell, Sagan earned a double doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1960. He became professor of astronomy and space science and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University, and co-fou...

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Matt (Fully supports developing sentient AGI)
Matt (Fully supports developing sentient AGI)·1 years ago
"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch..."My grown children can still immediately complete this phrase when I test them. And I do this often. Chances are, you might be able to complete this also. We are the Tribe of Carl. Our sacred tome - Cosmos. A love letter to that which we understand about our reality, and how we arrived at this knowledge. Cosmos is one of Humanity's greatest contributions to the Encyclopedia Galactica.Recently, my views about our universe have been slanted towards ...
Samadrita
Samadrita·13 years ago
I wonder what Carl Sagan may have thought of 9/11 and the world in the new millennium, a strife-torn place which is being shaken up and shaken out every moment. I imagine the civil but slightly horrified and slightly bemused tone he may have employed while talking about the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the antics of the Bush administration which have become such excellent fodder for stand up comedians the world over. And I can almost detect the note of boyish enthusiasm in his voice while he ma...
Z
Z·17 years ago
Let's put it simply. Cosmos is required reading for everyone who lives on this planet. It will give you a sense of perspective that nothing else can -- no lofty ideology, no omniscient religion, no inspiring quotations can explain things quite as clearly as Carl Sagan's treatise on science, reality, and the nature of things in this universe. Mind-bending and dazzling, and best of all, uncluttered by confusing scientific terminology. A book worthy of all the positive superlatives I can think of b...
HaMiT
HaMiT·1 years ago
کتاب از درخت ساخته شده. مجموعه‌ای است از اجزای صاف و منعطف (که کماکان برگ نامیده می‌شوند) با خط‌ خطی‌های سیاه چاپی. یک آن نگاه هم به آن کافی است تا صدای کسی دیگر را بشنوی - چه بسا کسی که هزاران سال پیش مرده. در طول هزاران‌هزار سال، مؤلف دارد آشکار و بی‌صدا در سرَت مستقیم با تو حرف می‌زند. نوشتن شاید بزرگ‌ترین اختراع بشر باشد؛ پیوندی میان آدم‌ها و اهالی اعصار دور که هرگز همدیگر را نمی‌شناخته‌اند. کتاب‌ها قیدوبندهای زمان را درمی‌شکنند و گواه آن‌اند که آدمیان نیز می‌توانند جادو کنند Carl Sagan ...
zuza_zaksiazkowane
zuza_zaksiazkowane·3 years ago
3.5
Kalliope
Kalliope·11 years ago
The Star system in GR is absolutely inadequate for rating this book. Gosh, I should not use the term ‘absolutely’ for something in which everything orbits around relativity.Anyway, I think something like this would give a better idea of my opinion about this book: my rating is an universe of zillions to the power of zillions of stars, …and expanding. My rating:What a brilliant read this has been. I have read it very slowly; one chapter a week. But what are thirteen weeks in relation to cosmic ti...
Duane Parker
Duane Parker·11 years ago
I saw the TV series years before I read the book. I'm glad I did; I was able to project the image and voice of Carl Sagan into the words on the page. If there is a better science related, non-fiction book out there, please, someone point it out to me.

Revised Oct. 2017.
هدى يحيى
هدى يحيى·13 years ago
إن تأملنا أنفسنا من منظور كونيفإن كل واحد منا لا يقدر بثمنإن خالفك إنساناً في الرأي ، فدعه يعيشففي مائة بليون مجرة لن تجد واحداً غيره! هذا باختصار هو كارل ساجان (أو سيجن) أيتها البشريةواحد من أعظم العلماء الذين أنجبتهم هذه الأرضليس فقط لإسهاماته العلمية ، ولكن لإنسانيته التي تدعو حقاً للتأملفي الحقيقة هذا الرجل يذهلني بقدرته على ربط الخيوط ببعضها وجعل العلم والفلسفة والأساطير والأدب مترابطين في مقالاته الساحرة ببهاء ورونق عجيب وخاص جدّاً;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;إن كان لديك عزيز شغوف بالعلم ولا يعرف من ...
Saud Omar
Saud Omar·15 years ago
من مدونتي: ثمانون كتابا بحثا عن مخرجhttps://saudomar.wordpress.com***لو كنت سوف أقرأ كتاب علمياً واحداً في حياتي, بل لو كنت سوف أقراء كتاباً بشرياً واحداً, سوف أختار كتاب الكون لكارل ساغان.عادة يكون هدف الكتب العلمية التي تكتب لغير المختصين هو تبسيط المعلومة, لكن كتاب الكون يسلك مسلكا أخر, كتاب الكون كتاب يتأمل في الكون.يحوي كتاب الكون ثلاثة عشر فصلاً, هذه الفصول كتبت بأسلوب غير تراكمي؛ بمعنى أنك تستطيع قراءة أي فصل دون أن تقرأ الفصول التي قبله, وتتباين هذه الفصول في مواضيعها وفي مجالات هذه المو...
Esther
Esther·18 years ago
Can I give this one ten stars? If I had a religion, I would be a Carl Saganian. Love him so much.