The demon-haunted world : science as a candle in the dark / Carl Sagan.

Author/creator Sagan, Carl
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Random House, ©1995.
Descriptionxviii, 457 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents 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 -- The path to freedom -- Significance junkies -- Maxwell and the nerds -- Science and witchcraft -- Real patriots ask questions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index.
General noteErrata slip inserted.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [439]-448) and index.
LCCN 95034076
ISBN039453512X