Pale Blue Dot

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book popular science book

"Pale Blue Dot" is a popular science book by Carl Sagan that reflects on humanity’s place in the universe, inspired by the famous Voyager 1 photograph of Earth from deep space.

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Pale Blue Dot canonical	4
Pale Blue Dot perspective	1
Pale Blue Dot photograph	1
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space	1
Voyager 1 photograph of Earth	1

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instanceOf	book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ
advocates	continued space exploration ⓘ long-term human presence in space ⓘ
author	Carl Sagan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	Ann Druyan ⓘ
discusses	long-term survival of humanity ⓘ planetary protection ⓘ search for extraterrestrial life ⓘ
followedBy	Broca's Brain ⓘ surface form: Billions and Billions
genre	non-fiction ⓘ popular science ⓘ
hasAudience	general audience ⓘ science enthusiasts ⓘ
hasCoverSubject	image of Earth from space ⓘ
hasFormat	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ
hasISBN	9780679438410 ⓘ
hasPart	arguments for space colonization ⓘ discussion of Voyager missions ⓘ discussion of planetary exploration ⓘ ethical reflections on humanity ⓘ reflection on Earth as seen from space ⓘ
hasTheme	cosmic perspective ⓘ environmental responsibility ⓘ fragility of Earth ⓘ future of human civilization ⓘ
illustrates	scale of the universe ⓘ
inspiredBy	Pale Blue Dot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pale Blue Dot photograph Pale Blue Dot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Voyager 1 photograph of Earth
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	astronomy ⓘ cosmology ⓘ humanity's place in the universe ⓘ space exploration ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableQuote	"Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark." ⓘ "That's here. That's home. That's us." ⓘ
partOf	Carl Sagan ⓘ surface form: Carl Sagan bibliography
precededBy	A Path Where No Man Thought ⓘ
publicationYear	1994 ⓘ
publisher	Random House ⓘ
relatedTo	Contact ⓘ Cosmos ⓘ
setting	Milky Way ⓘ surface form: Milky Way galaxy Solar System ⓘ
title	Pale Blue Dot self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
workOf	Carl Sagan ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Voyager 1 photograph of Earth

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subject surface form: Carl Sagan