Our Cosmic Universe Subunit
Description
This subunit includes materials from 1976 to 1999 on Our Cosmic Universe, published by Cygnus-Quasar Books in 1980. Originally the book was to have been called Eyes and Ears on the Universe, and was to have been published by Scientific American in their Illustrated Library series. Kraus's manuscript was reviewed and edited, a contract was signed with Scientific American, he received prepublication royalty checks, and a sample book, with blank pages but the proposed illustrated cover and cloth spine (now included in this subunit), were sent to Kraus. For unknown reasons, Scientific American then dropped the project, and Kraus went on to modify the manuscript and publish it in 1980 under his Cygnus-Quasar imprint as Our Cosmic Universe. Based on some of the early correspondence and photo permission requests, Kraus may also have considered calling the book ABCs of Space or ABCs of SETI, envisioning it as an expansion of the ABCs column in his magazine Cosmic Search. This subunit includes 1976-1978 editorial correspondence with Scientific American, a November 1977 version of the Eyes and Ears of the Universe manuscript, correspondence and notes from 1976 to 1999 related to the writing of the Eyes and Ears on the Universe manuscript and the writing and publication of Our Cosmic Universe, and soft-cover and cloth-bound copies of the book.
Creator
Papers of John Daniel Kraus
Type
Text
Start Date
1976
End Date
1999
Series
Kraus Publications Series
Unit
Books Unit
Size of Item
1.0 linear feet
Citation
Papers of John Daniel Kraus, “Our Cosmic Universe Subunit,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed May 6, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/30811.