COSMOS

-CARL SAGAN
“WHAT WE DO WITH OUR WORLD
IN THIS TIME WILL PROPAGATE
DOWN THROUGH THE CENTURIES
AND POWERFULLY DETERMINE
THE DESTINY OF OUR
DESCENDANTS AND THEIR FATE,
IF ANY, AMONG THE STARS.”

Carl Sagan 2
Introduction
•Cosmos tells the fascinating story of how fifteen billion years of
cosmic evolution transformed matter and life into consciousness,
of how science and civilization grew up together, and of the
forces and individuals who helped shape modern science.

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TOPICS
DISCUSSED
• Spacecraft missions to nearby planets
• The library of ancient Alexandria
• The human brain
• Egyptian hieroglyphics
• The origin of life
• The death of the sun
• The evolution of galaxies
• The origin of matter, suns and worlds
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CONCLUSION
From the tide high mountain peaks to the calm of the deep sea –
everything has a story to tell
Wouldn’t you want to hear it?