Cosmos [Paperback]

Carl Sagan (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (September 1993)
• ISBN-10: 9993786578
• ISBN-13: 978-9993786573
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,317,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oldie but one of the best from the late great astronomer/scientist Carl Sagan, June 16, 2010

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Thomas Erickson (Lutz Fl and Felt Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cosmos (Hardcover)

I bought the hard cover book Cosmos as a backup book for my observatory. I let our Astronomy club and family read from many Astronomy books. Cosmos is a big book that reads very well. Carl Sagan was a very good writer that could get lots of information to the general public in an average reading style that was not dry and too technical.

In the book we see many aspects of Astronomy...the planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies etc. Also many interesting aspects of the Earth are shown including ancient sites and some astronomical sites. He talks about the existence of life and possible extraterrestrial life. Carl tried to cover all bases.

Dr. Carl Sagan in his life received many many major awards , published numerous books and scientific articles and proposed very important and challenging ideas about the planets and space. If you ever see Cosmos on educational TV you are in for a real treat. He was one of the 20th century giants and for many years the president of the Planetary Society I belong to.

I'm an amateur astronomer of over forty years. I too believe in extraterrestrial life. Carl was much more optimistic than me and believed life could exist in some very harsh and to me unbelievable environments throughout space. Even though I never met Carl Sagan and he never knew of me I considered him my friend.

Here is a book chocked full of fascinating and interesting articles and ideas. Those wishing to have an Astronomy library should have a copy of Cosmos ( also a tribute to the genus of Carl Sagan...his genus does not come around very often). I bought my older copy in good condition for $1 plus shipping. Much of the science is still good and has not changed although we have now discovered many exoplanets and methods of gathering data about the planets and space have improved.

Cosmos 5 stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sagan always delivers., December 26, 2010

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Bought it, Seen it. "My Idea" (Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cosmos (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book, visually and content-wise. Carl Sagan artfully delivers his personal fascination with life and the cosmos so the reader shares it. Not to be missed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything went well, January 2, 2012

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This review is from: Cosmos (Hardcover)

I'm starting to read the book now, after the holidays, and I like it. Aside from Carl Sagan being a great popularizer (had to make sure that was a word) of science; the shipping and the book itself got here without a hitch.