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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Earth is genuinely minuscule.
Chapter 3: The stars and planets have always beckoned us, revealing earth’s role in the universe.
Chapter 4: Venus is infernal and unwelcoming, while Mars might be livable.
Chapter 5: Life might exist on distant worlds, but it probably won’t visit earth in spaceships.
Chapter 6: Today’s science isn’t entirely new: the ancient Ionians pioneered it, but their ideas were buried for ages.
Chapter 7: Light occupies a unique position in our universe.
Chapter 8: Voyagers 1 and 2 bear our civilization out into the depths of space.
Description
Cosmos (1980) is a milestone in popular science. It shows us the basic concepts behind our understanding of the universe, what the planets and the stars look like and how our comprehension of them has changed and evolved.
Who Should Listen
- Humanities students unsure of what gets scientists going
- Lovers of science fiction
- Anyone who’s ever looked up at the sky