The Pale Blue Dot

Name: The Pale Blue Dot
Author: Carl Sagan

by Carl Sagan

Meditative reflections on Earth's place in the cosmos and human perspective

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Carl Sagan

American astronomer and science communicator whose Cosmos television series and book brought the scale and wonder of the universe to a mass audience. Pale Blue Dot made the case for cosmic perspective as a moral argument. He was an eloquent advocate for the scientific method and skeptical thinking.

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