Cosmos
by Carl Sagan
Cosmos has 13 heavily illustrated chapters, corresponding to the 13 episodes of the Cosmos television series. In the book, Sagan explores 15 billion years of cosmic evolution and the development of science and civilization. Cosmos traces the origins of knowledge and the scientific method, mixing science and philosophy, and speculates to the future of science. The book also discusses the underlying premises of science by providing biographical anecdotes about many prominent scientists throughout history, placing their contributions into the broader context of the development of modern science.
The book covers a broad range of topics, comprising Sagan's reflections on anthropological, cosmological, biological, historical, and astronomical matters from antiquity to contemporary
宇宙
卡尔·萨根
《宇宙》共有13章插图丰富，与《宇宙》电视连续剧的13集相对应。在书中，萨根探索了150亿年的宇宙进化和科学文明的发展。宇宙追溯知识和科学方法的起源，融合科学和哲学，并对科学的未来进行推测。这本书还讨论了科学的基本前提，提供了许多历史上著名科学家的传记轶事，把他们的贡献放在现代科学发展的更广泛背景下。
这本书涵盖了广泛的主题，包括萨根对人类学、宇宙学、生物学、历史和天文学从古代到当代的思考
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