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| Author | Carl Sagan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Astronomy |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 429 |
| ISBN | 0-679-43841-6 |
| OCLC | 30736355 |
| 919.9/04 20 | |
| LC Class | QB500.262 .S24 1994 |
| Preceded by | Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors |
| Followed by | The Demon-Haunted World |
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space is a 1994 book by the astronomer Carl Sagan. It is the sequel to Sagan's 1980 book Cosmos and was inspired by the famous 1990 Pale Blue Dot photograph, for which Sagan provides a poignant description. In the book, Sagan mixes philosophy about the human place in the universe with a description of the current knowledge about the Solar System. He also details a human vision for the future.[1]
In 2023, the audiobook of Pale Blue Dot, read by Sagan, was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[2][3]
- ^ "Pale Blue Dot Media Reviews and Publisher's Notes on biblio.com".
- ^ "2023 National Recording Registry selections". Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Madonna, Mariah Carey, Queen Latifah, Daddy Yankee". Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 April 2023.