The complete cosmicomics

"In Italo Calvino's cosmicomics, primordial beings cavort on the nearby surface of the moon, play marbles with atoms, and bear ecstatic witness to Earth's first dawn. Exploring natural phenomena and the origins of the universe, these beloved tales relate complex scientific concepts to our common sen...

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Main Author: Calvino, Italo
Other Authors: McLaughlin, M. L. (Martin L.) (Translator), Parks, Tim (Translator), Weaver, William, 1923-2013 (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Italian
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Edition:First U.S. Edition.
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