Cosmos

Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world i... (more)

Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Featuring a new Introduction by Sagan's collaborator, Ann Druyan, full color illustrations, and a new Foreword by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution, that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped, to shape modern science. Book jacket. (less)

"Cosmos: Possible Worlds travels through more than 14 billion years of cosmic evolution and into an astonishing future w... (more)

"Cosmos: Possible Worlds travels through more than 14 billion years of cosmic evolution and into an astonishing future where probes travel by light beams to distant stars, helping us solve enduring mysteries of our origins and dream toward an unimaginable time ahead."-- (less)

The influential treatise on science and nature written by the German scientist and explorere Alexander von Humboldt. (more)

The influential treatise on science and nature written by the German scientist and explorere Alexander von Humboldt. (less)

Three astronomers accidentally intercept a signal from space but the truth is even more incredible than they could imagi... (more)

Three astronomers accidentally intercept a signal from space but the truth is even more incredible than they could imagine. (less)

A complete guide for the layman to modern thinking in all areas of astronomy and cosmology. (more)

A complete guide for the layman to modern thinking in all areas of astronomy and cosmology. (less)

Three amateur astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but... (more)

Three amateur astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth they uncover is more incredible than any of them dare to believe. (less)