Retraces fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution, exploring topics such as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions and the evolution of galaxies.
General Note
Originally published: New York : Random House, c1980.
Content Note
The shores of the cosmic ocean -- One voice in the cosmic fugue -- The harmony of worlds -- Heaven and hell -- Blues for a red planet -- Travelers' tales -- The backbone of night -- Travels in space and time -- The lives of the stars -- The edge of forever --The persistence of memory -- Encyclopaedia Galactica -- Who speaks for Earth?.