On this day in 1934 - November 9th - American astronomer Carl Sagan was born.

Sagan was also noted as a science writer and communicator, and is still remembered for his television series Cosmos. In 2009 Carl Sagan Day was initiated as an annual celebration of astronomy and of Sagan's ideals.


Mona Evans
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