Cosmos

Synopsis: In this classic series Carl Sagan goes beyond a guided tour through billions of stars and galaxies, covering everything from the cells which build life to the Big Bang that started it all. The programmes pose all the big questions and Sagan attempts to answer them - or ask even bigger ones. After 20-plus years, Cosmos remains one of the most profound statements in exploration, crossing boundaries between science and religion. Each of the fascinating segments attempts to deepen our understanding of how we got from there to here. Sagan guides us to the farthest reaches of space and takes us back into the history of scientific inquiry, from the ancient library of Alexandria to the NASA probes of our neighbouring planets. Episode Titles:

1. The Shores Of the Cosmos
2. One Voice In the Cosmic Fugue
3. The Harmony Of the Worlds
4. Heaven and Hell
5. Blues For A Red Planet
6. Travellers’ Tales
7. The Backbone of Night
8. Travels In Space and Time
9. The Lives Of the Stars
10. The Edge Of Forever
11. The Persistence Of Memory
12. Encyclopedia Galactica
13. Who Speaks For Earth?
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of production: 1980
Notes: Released on DVD in 2009
Subjects: Astronomy; Biology; Physics
Keywords: cosmology; science; universe

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