Cosmos (book)
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Cosmos is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that explores the universe, the history of science, and humanity’s place in the cosmos.
Aliases (2)
- Cosmos ×1
- Cosmos (1980 book) ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book → |
| author | Carl Sagan → |
| basedOn |
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
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surface form: "Cosmos (TV series)"
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| coverArtist | Jon Lomberg → |
| explores |
humanity’s place in the universe
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the development of scientific thought → the future of civilization → the possibility of extraterrestrial life → the universe → |
| genre |
popular science
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science → |
| hasCompanion | Cosmos (soundtrack) → |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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hardcover → paperback → |
| hasTheme |
cosmic perspective
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human progress → interconnectedness of life → responsibility of humanity for the future → scientific skepticism → |
| illustrator |
Adolf Schaller
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Jon Lomberg → |
| influenced | public understanding of science → |
| influencedBy |
Copernican system
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surface form: "Copernican revolution"
Galilean astronomy → Kepler’s laws of planetary motion → Newtonian physics → modern cosmology → relativity → |
| intendedAudience | general audience → |
| language | English → |
| mediaType | print → |
| notableFor | making complex scientific ideas accessible to a general audience → |
| numberOfChapters | 13 → |
| originalTitle | Cosmos → |
| publicationYear | 1980 → |
| publisher | Random House → |
| relatedWork | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage → |
| subject |
astronomy
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cosmology → evolution → history of science → origin of life → philosophy of science → search for extraterrestrial intelligence → space exploration → |
| timePeriodCovered | from the origin of the universe to the near future of humanity → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Cosmos (1980 book)"
this entity surface form: "Cosmos"
subject surface form: "Carl Sagan"