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Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996.
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Science -- Miscellanea.
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Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996.
Science -- Miscellanea.
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Billions
and
billions
:
thoughts
on
life
and
death
at the
brink
of the
millennium
/ Carl Sagan.
by
Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996.
Ballantine Pub., 1998.
Call #:
509 S129b
Subjects
Science -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9780345379184 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Billions
&
billions
:
thoughts
on
life
and
death
at the
brink
of the
millennium
Edition:
1st Ballantine Books ed.
Description:
xii, 296 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283) and index.
Contents:
Billions
and
billions
-- The Persian chessboard -- Monday-night hunters -- The gaze of God and the dripping faucet -- Four cosmic questions -- So many suns, so many worlds -- The world that came in the mail -- The environment : where does prudence lie? -- Croesus and Cassandra -- A piece of the sky is missing -- Ambush : the warning of the world -- Escape from ambush -- Religion and science : an alliance -- The common enemy -- Abortion : is it possible to be both "pro-life" and pro-choice"? (cowritten with Ann Druyan) -- The rules of the game -- Gettysburg and now (cowritten with Ann Druyan) -- The twentieth century -- In the valley of the shadow.
Summary:
"In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, exploring such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges of the coming century? Here, too, is a rare, private glimpse of Sagan’s
thoughts
about love,
death
, and spirituality as he struggled with fatal disease." --Back cover.
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