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Pale Blue Dot

A Vision of the Human Future in Space

A Vision of the Human Future in Space

By Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

By Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

By Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

By Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

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Category: Science

Category: Science

Paperback $18.00

Sep 08, 1997 | ISBN 9780345376596

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Jul 06, 2011 | ISBN 9780307801012

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    About Pale Blue Dot

    “Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan’s books.”—The Washington Post Book World (front page review)

    In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time.

    Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier—space. In Pale Blue Dot, Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race.

    “Takes readers far beyond Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity’s future in the stars.”—Chicago Tribune

    About Pale Blue Dot

    “Fascinating . . . memorable . . . revealing . . . perhaps the best of Carl Sagan’s books.”—The Washington Post Book World (front page review)

    In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time.

    Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier—space. In Pale Blue Dot, Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race.

    “Takes readers far beyond Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity’s future in the stars.”—Chicago Tribune

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    Cosmos
    The Varieties of Scientific Experience
    Billions & Billions
    Comet
    The Demon-Haunted World
    See all books by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

    About Carl Sagan

    Carl Sagan served as the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary… More about Carl Sagan

    About Ann Druyan

    Ann Druyan is an award-winning writer and producer whose credits include the motion picture Contact and the documentary series Cosmos—both the… More about Ann Druyan

    About Carl Sagan

    Carl Sagan served as the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary… More about Carl Sagan

    About Ann Druyan

    Ann Druyan is an award-winning writer and producer whose credits include the motion picture Contact and the documentary series Cosmos—both the… More about Ann Druyan

    Product Details

    Category: Science

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Sep 08, 1997 | 384 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780345376596

    Category: Science

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jul 06, 2011 | 384 Pages | ISBN 9780307801012

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