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The Stars in Their Courses

{{short description|Collection of essays by Isaac Asimov}}

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{{Infobox book

| name = The Stars in Their Courses

| author = Isaac Asimov

| image = File:The Stars in their Courses.jpg

| caption = First edition

| country = United States

| language = English

| series = Essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

| genre =Science

| publisher = Doubleday

| release_date = 1971

| media_type = Print (Hardback and Paperback)

| pages =

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| preceded_by = The Solar System and Back

| followed_by = The Left Hand of the Electron

}}

The Stars in Their Courses is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer Isaac Asimov.{{Cite web |title=What is Isaac Asimov best known for? {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/question/What-is-Isaac-Asimov-best-known-for |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite book |last=Asimov |first=Isaac |url=http://archive.org/details/starsintheircour0000asim |title=The Stars in Their Courses |date=1971 |publisher=Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday |others=Internet Archive}}

Contents

  • 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—"

References

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External links

  • [http://www.asimovonline.com/oldsite/Essays/f_and_sf_essays.html Asimovonline.com]

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Category:1971 non-fiction books

Category:Essay collections by Isaac Asimov

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

Category:Doubleday (publisher) books

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