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Box 4

 Container

Contains 6 Results:

The Climate Mandate, 1979

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Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents [i]The Climate Mandate[/i] gives readers a clear understanding of climatic fluctuation and its economic, social and political implications. Bringing together information from a variety of endeavors -- atmospheric science, agriculture, social and economic history -- the authors present a unified, accessible view of their topic, avoiding unnecessary mathematics, complex graphs and intrusive documentation. For those wishing to read further in particular areas, a biblography is included. [i]The...
Dates: 1979

Through Rugged Ways to the Stars, 1969

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Identifier: Item 2
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Signed by Harlow Shapley

Dates: 1969

The Cosmic Connection, 1973

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Identifier: Item 3

The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence, 5/31/1977

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Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents In [u]The Cosmic Connection[/u], Dr. Carl Sagan dramatized for the layman the search for life beyond the earth. Here he turns with the same lucidity and excitement to the equally fascinating inner world of the mind. In a breathtaking overview from prehistory to the present he explains how human beings evolved, genes and brains together; who our ancestors and their competitors were; how our brains and the brains of other animals work; and why other intelligent beings will be sufficiently like...
Dates: 5/31/1977

The Cosmic Code, 1982

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Identifier: Item 5
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Signed by Heinz Pagels

Dates: 1982

Box 4: Annotated Books, 1969 - 1982

 other level — Box: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Walter Orr Roberts Collection includes records pertaining to Dr. Roberts' work with Soviet scientists, published and unpublished writings, various photographs from around the world, audio cassettes of Dr. Roberts' presentations, films, and some memorabilia. Select materials from this collection have been digitized and are available in OpenSky, NCAR Library's digital repository.

Dates: 1969 - 1982