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Cosmos

1980 non-fiction work by Carl Sagan
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Cosmos

Summary

Cosmos is a literary work[1]. Cosmos ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (919 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cosmos authored Carl Sagan[3].
  • Cosmos's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Cosmos was published by Random House[5].
  • Cosmos's genre is popular science[6].
  • Cosmos's genre is non-fiction[7].
  • Cosmos's based on is recorded as Cosmos: A Personal Voyage[8].
  • Cosmos was followed by Pale Blue Dot[9].
  • Cosmos's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Cosmos's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Cosmos was published on 1980[12].
  • Cosmos's has edition or translation is recorded as Cosmos[13].
  • Cosmos's has edition or translation is recorded as Cosmos[14].
  • Cosmos's has edition or translation is recorded as Al-Kawn[15].
  • Cosmos's has edition or translation is recorded as Cosmos[16].
  • Cosmos's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138023735[17].
  • Cosmos's main subject is cosmology[18].
  • Cosmos's described at URL is recorded as https://bigthink.com/high-culture/5-books-that-changed-our-understanding-of-the-origin-of-life[19].
  • Cosmos's described by source is recorded as Writing about Science[20].
  • Cosmos's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cosmos'}[21].
  • Cosmos's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be.'}[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e1f8016f-2579-4699-99c3-586f7f52297b[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cosmos authored Carl Sagan[3]. Cosmos was published by Random House[5].

Publication

Cosmos was published on 1980[12]. Cosmos's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include popular science[6] and non-fiction[7].

Subject and Themes

Cosmos's main subject is cosmology[18].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Cosmos was followed by Pale Blue Dot[9].

Why It Matters

Cosmos ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (919 views/month).[2] Cosmos has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

Related Entities

Carl Sagan cosmology Cosmos: A Personal Voyage literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Writing about Science
    Based on → Cosmos: A Personal Voyage
    Aliases → —
    Main subject → cosmology
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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