The Stars in Their Courses

Summary

The Stars in Their Courses is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. It is the eighth in a series of books collecting his essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (May 1969 to September 1970). Doubleday & Company first published the collection in 1971.

The Stars in Their Courses
First edition
AuthorIsaac Asimov
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesEssays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
GenreScience
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
1971
Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)
Preceded byThe Solar System and Back 
Followed byThe Left Hand of the Electron 

Contents edit

  • Introduction
  • Part A: Astronomy
    • "The Stars in their Courses"
    • "The Lop-sided Sun"
    • "The Lunar Honor-roll"
    • "Worlds in Confusion"
  • Part B: Physics
    • "Two at a Time"
    • "On Throwing a Ball"
    • "The Man Who Massed the Earth"
    • "The Luxon Wall"
    • "Playing the Game"
    • "The Distance of Far"
  • Part C: Chemistry
    • "The Multiplying Elements"
    • "Bridging the Gaps"
    • "The Nobel Prize That Wasn't"
  • Part D: Sociology
    • "The Fateful Lightning"
    • "The Sin of the Scientist"
    • "The Power of Progression"
    • "My Planet, 'tis of Thee—"

External links edit

  • Asimovonline.com