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Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:09:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> Greetings! I first read this book many, many years ago when I was 10 years old:
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> http://www.carlsagan.com/library/05.html
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> I've read it again several times since and I always found it facinating. It
> is undoubtedly a powerhouse of knowledge and perspective on the universe and
> our place in it. I recommend it to anyone interested in broadening their
> intellect and their understanding of the cosmos.
I have a battered copy that I've read into decrepitude! I got it as a
Christmas present many moons ago, and it was my first large-scale exposure
to cosmology. I especially loved the little "Encyclopedia Galactica"
snippets throughout. Good stuff!
Sagan was, in addition to being one of the finest popularizers of science,
a hardcore skeptic. Until his end he proclaimed the importance of reason
and critical thought. What a loss when he died!
Gread citation!
Dave!
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| Greetings! I first read this book many, many years ago when I was 10 years old: (URL) read it again several times since and I always found it facinating. It is undoubtedly a powerhouse of knowledge and perspective on the universe and our place in (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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