The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
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"The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean" is the opening episode of Carl Sagan’s documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage*, introducing viewers to the scale, structure, and wonder of the universe.
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| instanceOf |
documentary television episode
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television episode → |
| aimsTo |
make complex scientific ideas accessible to the general public
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| associatedWork |
Cosmos (1980 book)
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| basedOn |
scientific research in astronomy and physics
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Carl Sagan
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| emphasizes |
the fragility of human civilization
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the smallness of Earth in the vast cosmos → the value of scientific skepticism → |
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1
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| explains |
light speed as a cosmic speed limit
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relative scales from subatomic particles to galaxies → scientific inquiry → the observable universe → |
| featuresConcept |
Cosmic Calendar
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| featuresLocation |
Library of Alexandria
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Spaceship of the Imagination → |
| featuresTheme |
awe and wonder of the cosmos
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humanity’s place in the universe → interconnectedness of nature → |
| firstBroadcastCountry |
United States
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| firstBroadcastNetwork |
PBS
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| genre |
educational television
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science documentary → |
| hasLegacy |
influenced later science television programs
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inspired interest in astronomy and space science among viewers → |
| hasOpeningSequence |
journey across the universe to Earth
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| medium |
television
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| musicBy |
Vangelis
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| narrator |
Carl Sagan
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| notableFor |
introducing the Cosmic Calendar metaphor
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popularizing modern cosmology for a mass audience → |
| openingEpisodeOf |
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOfSeries |
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
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| presenter |
Carl Sagan
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| seriesTitle |
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
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| subject |
astronomy
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cosmology → history of science → scale of the universe → scientific method → structure of the universe → universe → |
| title |
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
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| tone |
awe-inspired
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contemplative → |
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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
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The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean
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