近期《自然》杂志发表了H.E.麦科迪的一篇评论著名科普作家卡尔·萨根新作《灰兰色小球》的文章,对这部饶有兴趣并深有哲理的科普新作进行了全面而扼要的介绍与评论:在《灰兰色小球》一书中,卡尔·萨根继续进行他的宇宙探索历程。他的这一历程始于他为庆祝人类渴求了解宇宙的愿望而写的畅销书并已被改编成热门电视系列剧的《宇宙》。而在本书中,萨根从更密切联系到地球的观点,引导读者畅游了我们所在的太阳系。人类的这一太空探索旅程并不是来得过快。事实上,最初的一些探索——尤其是对布满凹 Recently, Nature published an article by HE McCordy on the new work of the famous science writer Carl Sagan, “Gray Blue Ball”, a comprehensive and interesting new philosophy of science Brief introduction and commentary: Carl Sagan continued his exploration of the universe in the book “Little Blue Ball.” His journey began with the best-selling book he wrote to celebrate the desire of mankind to understand the universe and has been adapted into the “universe” of the hit television series. In this book, Sagan guides the reader through the solar system we live in closer to Earth. This journey of space exploration by mankind does not come too fast. In fact, some initial exploration - especially for the concave