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Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan (1994, Hardcover) 
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan (1994, Hardcover)

 
Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan (1994, Hardcover)

Author: Carl Sagan
Publisher: Random House Inc
Publication Date: 1994-11-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0679438416
ISBN-13: 9780679438410
Product ID: EPID1034896
Description: As we complete the preliminary reconnaissance of our neighborhood in space, we need a long-term over-arching vision of the human future. In this new title by "Cosmos" author Carl Sagan, he reveals how science has altered our perception o...
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Synopsis
As we complete the preliminary reconnaissance of our neighborhood in space, we need a long-term over-arching vision of the human future. In this new title by "Cosmos" author Carl Sagan, he reveals how science has altered our perception of who we are and where we stand--and challenges us to weigh what we will do with that knowledge in the future.

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Publication Date:1994-11-01

Size
Length:429 pages
Height:9.5 in
Width:7.8 in
Thickness:1.2 in
Weight:44.0 oz

Publisher's Note
A thousand years from now, our epoch will be remembered as the time when we first left the Earth and saw it from beyond the outermost planet as a pale blue dot, almost lost against the backdrop of the stars. As we complete the preliminary reconnaissance of our Solar System, we hunger for a long-term vision of the human future. Now, the astronomer who brought the Universe to so many people answers that call - suggesting that our very survival depends on the exploration and settlement of other worlds. Pale Blue Dot reveals how science has revolutionized our understanding of where we stand and who we are and challenges us to weigh what we will do with that knowledge. Emerging out of our sometimes reluctant recognition of our true place in the Cosmos comes a vision of an exhilarating future with a surprisingly spiritual impact.

Industry Reviews
"...[Sagan] returns to familiar topics: the origin of the universe, the birth of the solar system, the development of life on Earth, the evolution and demise of stars and the prospect of life elsewhere among the galaxies. But this time he struggles to define a future for the human species after Earth, our 'pale blue dot,' and the rest of the solar system have met destruction in the dying throes of the sun."
New York Times Book Review - Rudy Abramson (01/15/1995)

"Elegant and appealing...jargon-free English buoyed by emotion and humor...Sagan's optimistic vision...shines through every chapter of this handsomely illustrated book."
Rosetto

"Sagan has the knack of capturing a problem's essence in a memorable sentence or revealing quotation. ...The whole book is fascinating and highly readable....Every student of science and philosophy will love it....Perhaps the best of Carl Sagan's books."
Rosetto

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