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               Golden Record flying aboard Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 - Sights & Sounds of Earth's Humanity
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Golden record - A phonograph record of a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk containing sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth.

Scenes From Earth

The following is a listing of pictures electronically placed on the phonograph records which are carried onboard the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.

 Solar spectrum, National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Cornell University (NAIC)

Egypt, Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula and the Nile, NASA

Heron Island (Great Barrier Reef of Australia), Dr. Jay M. Pasachoff

Tree with daffodils, Gardens Winterthur, Winterthur Museum

Flying insect with flowers, Borne on the Wind, Stephen Dalton

Sprinters (Valeri Borzov of the U.S.S.R. in lead), History of the Olympics, Picturepoint, London

Cooking fish, Cooking of Spain and Portugal, Time-Life Books

Eagle, Donona, Taplinger Publishing Co Seashell (Xancidae), Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

Old man with dog and flowers, Bruce Baumann

Old man with beard and glasses (Turkey), Jonathon Blair

English city (Oxford), C.S. Lewis, Images of His World, William B. Eerdmans Publishing

Underwater scene with diver and fish, Jerry Greenberg

Construction scene (Amish country), William Albert Allard

Demonstration of licking, eating and drinking, NAIC

Modern house (Cloudcroft, New Mexico), Frank Drake

Antarctic Expedition, Great Adventures with the National Geographic National Geographic

Radio telescope (Westerbork, Netherlands), James Blair

Page of book (Newton, System of the World), NAIC

String Quartet (Quartetto Italiano), Phillips Recordings

Monument Valley, Shostal Associates, Forest scene with mushrooms, Bruce Dale

Calibration circle, Jon Lomberg                        Solar location map, Frank Drake

Mathematical definitions, Frank Drake              Physical unit definitions, Frank Drake

Solar system parameters, Frank Drake            Solar system parameters, Frank Drake

The Sun, Hale observatories                            Mercury, NASA

Mars, NASA                                                    Jupiter, NASA

Earth, NASA                                                   Chemical definitions, Frank Drake

DNA Structure magnified, light hit, Jon Lomberg    DNA Structure, Jon Lomberg

Cells and cell division, Turtox/Cambosco Anatomy 1 to 8 World Book

Human sex organs, Sinauer Associates, Inc.    Diagram of conception, Jon Lomberg

Conception , Albert Bonniers; Forlag, Stockholm         Fetus diagram, Jon Lomberg

Fertilized ovum, Albert Bonniers; Forlag, Stockholm    Fetus, Dr. Frank Allan

Diagram of male and female, Jon Lomberg                 Birth, Wayne Miller

Father and daughter (Malaysia), David Harvey            Nursing mother, UN

Group of children, Ruby Mera, UNICEF            Diagram of family ages, Jon Lomberg

Diagram of continental drift, Jon Lomberg         Family portrait, Nina Leen, Time, Inc.

Structure of Earth, Jon Lomberg                      Seashore, Dick Smith

Snake River and Grand Tetons, Ansel Adams             Sand dunes, George Mobley

Leaf, Arthur Herrick                                                   Fallen leaves, Jodi Cobb

Snowflake over Sequoia, Josef Muench, R. Sisson     Dolphins, Thomas Nebbia

Diagram of vertebrate evolution, Jon Lomberg            School of fish, David Doubilet

Tree toad, Dave Wickstrom                                       Crocodile, Peter Beard               

Jane Goodall and chimps, Vanne Morris-Goodall        Waterhole, South African Tourist

Sketch of bushmen, Jon Lomberg                                        Man from Guatemala, UN

Bushmen hunters, R. Farbman, Time, Inc        Dancer from Bali, donna Grosvenor

Andean girls, Joseph Scherschel                      Thailand craftsman, Dean conger

Elephant, Peter Kunstadter                              Mountain climber, Gaston Rebuffat

Gymnast, Philip Leonian, Sports Illustrated       Schoolroom, UN

Children with globe, UN                                   Cotton harvest, Howell Walker

Grape picker, David Moore                                        Supermarket, NAIC

Chinese dinner party, Time-Life Books             Fishing boat with nets, UN

Great Wall of China, H. Edward Kim                 House construction (African), UN

House interior with artist and fire, Jim Amos     House (Africa), UN

House (New England), Robert Sisson               Taj Mahal, David Carroll

Boston, Ted Spiegel                                        UN Building Day, UN

UN Building Night, UN                                      Sydney Opera House, Mike Long

Artisan with drill, Frank Hewlett                        Factory interior, Fred Ward

Museum, David Cupp                                      X-ray of hand, NAIC

Woman with microscope, UN                           Street scene, Asia (Pakistan), UN

Rush hour traffic, Thailand, UN                        Modern highway (Ithaca), NAIC

Golden Gate Bridge, Ansel Adams                   Train, Gordon Gahan

Airplane in flight, Frank Drake                          Airport (Toronto), George Hunter

Radio telescope (Arecibo), NAIC                      Astronaut in space, NASA

Titan Centaur launch, NASA                            Sunset with birds, David Harvey

Violin with music score (Cavatina), NAIC

Greetings to the Universe in 55 Different Languages

 Akkadian               "May all be very well"

Amoy (Min dialect)  "Friends of space, how are you all? Have you eaten yet?                            Come visit us if you have time."

Arabic                      "Greetings to our friends in the stars. We wish that we will meet you someday."

Aramaic                   "Peace"

Armenian                "To all those who exist in the universe, greetings."         

Bengali                    "Hello! Let there be peace everywhere."

Burmese                 "Are you well."

Cantonese              "Hi. How are you? Wish you peace, health and happiness."

Czech                      "Dear Friends, we wish you the best."

Dutch                       "Heartfelt greetings to everyone."    

English                     "Hello from the children of planet Earth."  

French                      "Hello everybody."

German                    "Heartfelt greetings to all."               

Greek                       "Greetings to you, whoever you are. We come in friendship to those who are friends."

Gujarati                    "Greetings from a human being of the Earth. Please contact."

Hebrew                    "Peace."

Hindi                        "Greetings from the inhabitants of this world."

Hittite                       "Hail."

Hungarian (Magyar)  "We are sending greetings in the Hungarian language to all peace-loving beings in the Universe."

Ila (Zambia)             "We wish all of you well."

Indonesian               "Good night ladies and gentlemen. Goodbye and see you next time."

Italian                      "Many greetings and wishes."

Japanese                "Hello? How are you?"

Kannada (Kanarese)   "Greetings. On behalf of Kannada-speaking people, 'good wishes.”

Kechua (Quechua)   "Hello to everybody from this Earth, in Kechua language."

Korean                      "How are you?"

Latin                         "Greetings to you, whoever you are; we have good will towards you and bring peace across space."

Luganda (Ganda)   "Greetings to all peoples of the universe. God give you peace always."

Mandarin Chinese  "Hope everyone's well. We are thinking about you all. Please come here to visit when you have time."

Marathi                  "Greetings. The people of the Earth send their good wishes."

Nepali                    "Wishing you a peaceful future from the earthlings."

Nguni (Zulu)          "We greet you, great ones. We wish you longevity"

Nyanja                   "How are all you people of other planets?"

Oriya                      "Greetings to the inhabitants of the universe from the third planet Earth of the star Sun."

Persian                   "Hello to the residents of far skies."

Polish                     "Welcome, creatures from beyond the outer world."

Portuguese            "Peace and happiness to all."

Punjabi                   "Welcome home. It is a pleasure to receive you."

Rajasthani              "Hello to everyone. We are happy here and you be happy there."

Romanian               "Greetings to everybody."

Russian                  "Greetings! I Welcome You!"

Serbian                   "We wish you everything good from our planet."

Sinhalese               "Wish You a Long Life."

Sotho (Sesotho)    "We greet you, O great ones."

Spanish                  "Hello and greetings to all."

Sumerian               "May all be well."

Swedish                "Greetings from a computer programmer in the little university town of Ithaca on the planet Earth"

Telugu                   "Greetings. Best wishes from Telugu-speaking people."

Thai                    "We in this world send you our good will"

Turkish               "Dear Turkish-speaking friends, may the honors of the morning be upon your heads."

Ukrainian            "We are sending greetings from our world, wishing you happiness, goodness, good health and many years."

Urdu                    "Peace on you. We the inhabitants of this earth send our greetings to you."

Vietnamese         "Sincerely send you our friendly greetings."

Welsh                  "Good health to you now and forever."

Wu                       "Best wishes to you all."

  

Music From Earth The following music was included on the Voyager record.  Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F. First Movement, Munich Bach Sounds of Earth Orchestra, Karl Richter, conductor. 4:40

Java, court gamelan, "Kinds of Flowers," recorded by Robert Brown. 4:43

Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle. 2:08

Zaire, Pygmy girls' initiation song, recorded by Colin Turnbull. 0:56

Australia, Aborigine songs, "Morning Star" and "Devil Bird," recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes. 1:26

Mexico, "El Cascabel," performed by Lorenzo Barcelata and the Mariachi México. 3:14

"Johnny B. Goode," written and performed by Chuck Berry. 2:38

New Guinea, men's house song, recorded by Robert MacLennan. 1:20

Japan, shakuhachi, "Tsuru No Sugomori" ("Crane's Nest,") performed by Goro Yamaguchi. 4:51

Bach, "Gavotte en rondeaux" from the Partita No. 3 in E major for Violin, performed by Arthur Grumiaux. 2:55

Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14. Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor. 2:55

Georgian S.S.R., chorus, "Tchakrulo," collected by Radio Moscow. 2:18

Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima. 0:52

“Melancholy Blues," performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven. 3:05

Azerbaijan S.S.R., bagpipes, recorded by Radio Moscow. 2:30

Stravinsky, Rite of Spring, Sacrificial Dance, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Igor Stravinsky, conductor. 4:35

Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue in C, No.1. Glenn Gould, piano. 4:48

Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor. 7:20

Bulgaria, "Izlel je Delyo Hagdutin," sung by Valya Balkanska. 4:59

Navajo Indians, Night Chant, recorded by Willard Rhodes. 0:57

Holborne, Paueans, Galliards, Almains and Other Short Aeirs, "The Fairie Round," performed by David Munrow and the Early Music Consort of London. 1:17

Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service. 1:12

Peru, wedding song, recorded by John Cohen. 0:38

China, ch'in, "Flowing Streams," performed by Kuan P'ing-hu. 7:37

India, raga, "Jaat Kahan Ho," sung by Surshri Kesar Bai Kerkar. 3:30

"Dark Was the Night," written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson. 3:15

Beethoven, String Quartet No. 13 in B flat, Opus 130, Cavatina, performed by

Budapest String Quartet. 6:37

Sounds from Earth

The following is a listing of sounds electronically placed onboard the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft
 

Music of The Spheres                          Volcanoes, Earthquake, Thunder       

Mud Pots                                             Wind, Rain, Surf

Crickets, Frogs                                    Birds, Hyena, Elephant

Chimpanzee                                         Wild Dog

Footsteps, Heartbeat, Laughter           The First Tools

Fire, Speech                                        Tame Dog

Herding Sheep, Blacksmith, Sawing    Tractor, Riveter

Morse Code, Ships                              Horse and Cart

Train                                                    Tractor, Bus, Auto

F-111 Flyby, Saturn 5 Lift-off               Kiss, Mother and Child

Life Signs, Pulsar

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