The Secret of the Universe
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| author = Isaac Asimov
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| country = United States
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| series = Fantasy & Science Fiction essays
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| genre = Science
| publisher = Doubleday
| pub_date = 1991
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| pages = 240
| isbn = 0-385-41693-8
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The Secret of the Universe (1991) is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. It is the twenty-second and final of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF). Asimov died in 1992.
The 22 books collect 373 of Asimov's 399 essays for the magazine.[http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/Essays/f_and_sf_essays.html List of F&SF essays at Asimovonline.com]
Contents
- "The Cosmic Lens" (February 1989)
- "The Secret of the Universe" (March 1989)
- "The Moon's Twin" (April 1989)
- "The Changing Distance" (May 1989)
- "A Change of Air" (June 1989)
- "The Importance of Pitch" (July 1989)
- "Long Ago and Far Away" (August 1989)
- "The True Rulers" (September 1989)
- "The Nearest Star" (October 1989)
- "Massing the Sun" (November 1989)
- "What Are Little Stars Made Of?" (December 1989)
- "Hot, Cold, and Con Fusion" (January 1990)
- "Business as Usual" (February 1990)
- "Smashing the Sky" (March 1990)
- "Worlds in Order" (April 1990)
- "Just Say 'No'?" (May 1990)
- "The Salt-Producers" (June 1990)
References
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External links
- [http://www.asimovreviews.net/Books/Book463.html Asimovreviews.net]
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Category:Doubleday (publisher) books
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