Book
Starry messenger : cosmic perspectives on civilization / Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250861504
- ISBN: 1250861500
- ISBN: 9781250880949
- ISBN: 1250880947
- Physical Description: xiv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
- Copyright: ℗♭2022.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-256) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Overture: Science and society -- Truth & beauty : aesthetics in life and in the cosmos -- Exploration & discovery : the value of both when shaping civilization -- Earth & moon : cosmic perspectives -- Conflict & resolution : tribal forces within us all -- Risk & reward : calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of other -- Meatarians & vegetarians : we are not entirely what we eat -- Gender & identity : people are more the same than different -- Color & race : once again, people are more the same than different -- Law & order : the foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not -- Coda: Life & death. |
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| Subject: | Science and civilization. Civilization > Philosophy. Cosmology. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Orford Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orford Free Library | A 901 TYS | 34446000133756 | New adult items | Available | - |
