The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth made by Voyager 1 from a record distance, showing it against the vastness of space. It is also the title of a 1994 book by astronomer Carl Sagan that was inspired by the photo. In 2001, it was selected...
Carl Sagan. NY: Random House, 1994. xviii + 429 pp. $22.00. IN 1972, DURING THE LAST VOYAGE by humans to the moon, the Apollo 17 astronauts took the famous photograph of the whole Earth that has become an icon of the 20th century....
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In the following review, Morrison offers praise for Pale Blue Dot, concluding that "no recent book has done better at making plain the subtle nature and fascination of scientific investigation."
