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To millions, the late Carl Sagan became eponymous with the science of cosmology and, in fact, the pursuit of scientific inquiry in general. This book, which followed his death in late 1996, is a collection of essays recounting the many facets of scientific inquiry--from planetary probes to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence--on which he made his mark. Among the noteworthy authors are physicist Kip Thorne and famous debunker James Randi. Carl Sagan's Universe is a touching tribute to a man who left an immutable mark upon modern science.
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'This beautifully illustrated book (20 colour plates, many more in black and white) is a fitting tribute by more than 20 of his friends and colleagues to the best-known astronomer of our time ... it is also exhilarating, because it records a vertitable explosion in our knowledge of the universe - an explosion in which Sagan often acted as a fuse ... All the essays are by leading authorities in the field, yet all are accessible to the non-specialist reader. They are full of fascinating and little-known items of information ... Carl Sagan's Universe covers such a vast range of topics ... that I cannot imagine any intelligent reader failing to derive both information and entertainment from it.' Arthur C. Clarke, Times Higher Education Supplement
' ... presentations delivered at a Cornell University symposium, in October 1994, in honour of Sagan's 60th birthday. It is instructive not only in the subjects covered but in the reverence held for Sagan by the presenters: authors, theologians and sociologists.' Mark Freistedt, American Statesman
'... admirably clear and approachable.' New Scientist
Carl Sagan's Universe
Carl Sagan's Universe,Yervant Terzian,Elizabeth Bilson,Cambridge University Press,0521576032,Astronomy - General,Astronomy - Universe,Life on other planets,Research & Methodology,Science,Science news,Science/Mathematics,Social aspects,Cosmology & the universe,Science / Astronomy
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