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The Planet That Wasn't

{{short description|Collection of seventeen scientific essays written by Isaac Asimov}}

{{Infobox book

| name = The Planet That Wasn't

| author = Isaac Asimov

| image = File:ThePlanetThatWasnt.jpg

| caption = First edition

| country = United States

| language = English

| series = Fantasy & Science Fiction essays

| genre = Science

| publisher = Doubleday

| release_date = 1976

| media_type = print (Hardback and Paperback)

| pages =

| isbn = 038511687X

| preceded_by = Of Matters Great and Small

| followed_by = Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright

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The Planet That Wasn't is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov.{{Cite web |title=The Planet That Wasn't {{!}} ISBNdb |url=https://isbndb.com/book/038511687X |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=isbndb.com}} It was the twelfth of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. These essays were first published between December 1974 and April 1976. It was first published by Doubleday & Company in 1976.

Contents

  • "Star In The East" (F&SF, December 1974)
  • "Thinking About Thinking" (January 1975)
  • "The Rocketing Dutchmen" (February 1975)
  • "The Bridge of the Gods" (March 1975)
  • "The Judo Argument" (April 1975)
  • "The Planet That Wasn't" (May 1975)
  • "The Olympian Snows" (June 1975)
  • "Titanic Surprise" (July 1975)
  • "The Wicked Witch is Dead" (August 1975)
  • "The Wrong Turning" (September 1975)
  • "The Third Liquid" (October 1975)
  • "Best Foot Backward" (November 1975)
  • "The Smell of Electricity" (December 1975)
  • "Silent Victory" (January 1976)
  • "Change of Air" (February 1976)
  • "The Nightfall Effect" (March 1976)
  • "All Gall" (April 1976)

References

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External links

  • [http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/Essays/f_and_sf_essays.html Asimovonline.com]
  • [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1317903.The_Planet_That_Wasn_t The Planet That Wasn't] at Goodreads.com

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Category:Essay collections by Isaac Asimov

Category:1976 books

Category:Works originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Category:Doubleday (publisher) books

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