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Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996.

Broca's brain : reflections on the romance of science / - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, �1979. - xv, 347 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-319) and index.

In praise of science and technology.-Night walkers and mystery mongers: sense and nonsense at the edge of science. Astral projection. Precognitive dreams.-White dwarfs and little green men.-Venus and Dr. Velikovsky.-Science fiction -- a personal view.-The sun's family.-Experiments in space.-In defense of robots.-The past and future of American astronomy.-The quest for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Explorers various aspects of several fields of science and examines the role of the intellect in scientific achievement.

ISBN: 0394501691 9780394501697

LCCN: 78021810

Subjects--Personal Names:
Broca, Paul, 1824-1880.
Broca, Paul, 1824-1880.
Broca, Paul, 1824-1880

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Intellect.
Brain.
Space sciences.
Brain.
Extraterrestrial Environment.
Science.
Intelligence.
Cerveau.
Sciences spatiales.
Sciences--M�ethodologie.
Brain.
Intellect.
Space sciences.

LC Class. No.: BF431 / .S19

Dewey Class. No.: 128/.2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: Q 171 S129b 1979