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The Stars in Their Courses

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

The Stars in Their Courses is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer Isaac Asimov.[1] 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.[2]

Contents

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  • 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—"
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  1. ^ "What is Isaac Asimov best known for? | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  2. ^ Asimov, Isaac (1971). The Stars in Their Courses. Internet Archive. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday.