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The demon-haunted world : science as a candle in the dark / Carl Sagan.
Science as a candle in the dark.
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- ISBN: 039453512X
- ISBN: 9780394535128
- Physical Description: xviii, 457 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, ©1996.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Errata slip inserted.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-448) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface: My teachers -- The most precious thing -- Science and hope -- The man in the moon and the face on Mars -- Aliens -- Spoofing and secrecy -- Hallucinations -- The demon-haunted world -- On the distinction between true and false visions -- Therapy -- The dragon in my garage -- The city of grief -- The fine art of baloney detection -- Obsessed with reality -- Antiscience -- Newton's sleep -- When scientists know sin -- The marriage of skepticism and wonder -- The wind makes dust -- No such things as a dumb question -- House on fire / written with Ann Druyan -- The path to freedom / written with Ann Druyan -- Significance junkies -- Maxwell and the nerds -- Science and witchcraft / written with Ann Druyan -- Real patriots ask questions / written with Ann Druyan -- Acknowledgments.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | Q 175 .S34 1995 | 285282 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
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