The Cosmic Connection

{{short description|1973 book by Carl Sagan}}

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| author = Carl Sagan

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| subject = Extraterrestrial intelligence

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| release_date = 1973

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| media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback)

| pages = 274 (1973 Book Club Edition)
336 (2000 2nd edition)

| isbn = 978-0521783033

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The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective is a book by the astronomer Carl Sagan, produced by Jerome Agel. It was originally published in 1973; an expanded edition with contributions from Freeman Dyson, David Morrison, and Ann Druyan was published in 2000 under the title Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection.{{cite book |author1=Sagan, Carl |author2=Druyan, Ann |author3=Dyson, Freeman |author4=Morrison, David |title=Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0521783033 }} The book contains artwork by Jon Lomberg and other artists. The book was listed as number thirteen in a list of the "25 Greatest Science Books of All Time" by Discover Magazine in 2006.{{Cite magazine|title=25 Greatest Science Books of All Time|url=https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/25-greatest-science-books-of-all-time|access-date=2020-12-05|magazine=Discover Magazine|language=en}}