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| TITLE: |
The shores of the cosmic ocean [videorecording] , Episode 1. |
| ADDED TITLE: |
One voice in the cosmic fugue [videorecording] , Episode 2 |
| SERIES: |
Cosmos ; Episode 1 & 2 |
| PUBLISHED: |
U.S.A : Carl Sagan Production, Inc., and TBS Production ; 1989. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
1 videocassette (120 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. |
| NOTES: |
Original copy. |
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Episode 1: From the shores of the great ocean of space, Carl Sagan embarks on a cosmic journey beginning 8 billion light years away to view quasars, super - novas, pulsars, and the giants planets of our solar system. On earth, he visits Egypt to show how eratosthenes first measured the size of the earth. In a re-creation of the great Alexandrian library of antiquity, then introduces the "cosmic calendar" to explain the expanse of time from the big bang to the present. Episode 2: Carl Sagan explores the origin, evolution, and diversity of life on earth. Through computer animation, we enter the heart of a living cell to examine DNA, then trace human evolution from one-celled organisms in the primitive ocean. To understand how beings speculative look at possibly exist in the atmosphere of a Jupiter - like planet. |
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VHS. |
| NOTES: |
English. |
| SUBJECT: |
Astronomy |
| SUBJECT: |
Cosmology. |
| SUBJECT: |
Science |
| SUBJECT: |
Evolution |
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Life on other planets |
| SUBJECT: |
Outer space |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Sagan, Carl. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Turner Home Entertainment. |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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