Essays by Isaac Asimov From The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

The Dust of Ages

Subject: micrometeorites
First Published In: Nov-58
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Catching Up With Newton

Subject: escape velocities/gravitational attraction
First Published In: Dec-58
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No More Ice Ages?

Subject: greenhouse effect/causes of ice ages
First Published In: Jan-59
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Love Those Zeroes

Subject: the names of numbers
First Published In: Feb-59
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Nothing

Subject: interstellar dust
First Published In: Mar-59
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Life's Bottleneck

Subject: elements in living tissue/importance of phosphorous
First Published In: Apr-59
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Of Capture and Escape

Subject: escape velocity
First Published In: May-59
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The Planet of the Double Sun

Subject: Alpha Centauri
First Published In: Jun-59
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Battle of the Eggheads

Subject: intellectual bigotry
First Published In: Jul-59
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The Ultimate Split of the Second

Subject: ultrashort time periods/subatomic particle lifetimes
First Published In: Aug-59
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Varieties of the Infinite

Subject: transfinite numbers
First Published In: Sep-59
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The Height of Up

Subject: temperature extremes/temperature measurement
First Published In: Oct-59
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C for Celeritas

Subject: speed of light
First Published In: Nov-59
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Thin Air

Subject: upper atmosphere/atmospheric properties
First Published In: Dec-59
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Those Crazy Ideas

Subject: creativity/encouraging scientific creativity
First Published In: Jan-60
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The Sight of Home

Subject: luminosity of the stars
First Published In: Feb-60
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The Flickering Yardstick

Subject: Cepheid variables/measuring galactic distances
First Published In: Mar-60
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About Time

Subject: the reform of time measurement
First Published In: Apr-60
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A Piece of Pi

Subject: pi
First Published In: May-60
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Bug-Eyed Vonster

Subject: particle accelerators
First Published In: Jun-60
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Beyond Pluto

Subject: tenth planet
First Published In: Jul-60
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Catskills in the Sky

Subject: views from planetary surfaces
First Published In: Aug-60
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Tools of the Trade

Subject: pi
First Published In: Sep-60
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Stepping Stones to the Stars

Subject: comets/cometary planetoids
First Published In: Oct-60
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The Element of Perfection

Subject: helium
First Published In: Nov-60
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Now Hear This!

Subject: echo location
First Published In: Dec-60
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Here It Comes; There It Goes

Subject: continuous creation
First Published In: Jan-61
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Order! Order!

Subject: entropy
First Published In: Feb-61
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The Imaginary that Isn't

Subject: imaginary numbers
First Published In: Mar-61
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My Built-in Doubter

Subject: popular fallacies
First Published In: Apr-61
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Heaven on Earth

Subject: mapping the stars; duodecimal system
First Published In: May-61
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Four Steps to Salvation

Subject: advances in communication
First Published In: Jun-61
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Recipe for a Planet

Subject: elementary makeup of Earth
First Published In: Jul-61
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The Evens Have It

Subject: nuclear structure
First Published In: Aug-61
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Not as We Know It

Subject: chemical bases of life
First Published In: Sep-61
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That's About the Size of It

Subject: animal extremes of size
First Published In: Oct-61
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Dethronement

Subject: changing scientific theory
First Published In: Nov-61
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The Trojan Hearse

Subject: Trojan asteroids
First Published In: Dec-61
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The Modern Demonology

Subject: Maxwell's demon
First Published In: Jan-62
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Superficially Speaking

Subject: planetary areas
First Published In: Feb-62
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That's Life!

Subject: life and non-life
First Published In: Mar-62
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The Weighting Game

Subject: atomic weights
First Published In: Apr-62
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By Jove!

Subject: planet Jupiter
First Published In: May-62
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The Egg and Wee

Subject: cell size
First Published In: Jun-62
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Hot Stuff

Subject: neutrinos and supernovas
First Published In: Jul-62
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The Light Fantastic

Subject: lasers
First Published In: Aug-62
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The Shape of Things

Subject: shape of the Earth
First Published In: Sep-62
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Slow Burn

Subject: oxygen and oxidation
First Published In: Oct-62
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Pre-fixing It Up

Subject: metric system
First Published In: Nov-62
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One, Ten, Buckle My Shoe

Subject: binary numbers
First Published In: Dec-62
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He's Not My Type

Subject: blood types
First Published In: Jan-63
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The Lost Generation

Subject: Mendelian laws
First Published In: Feb-63
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You, Too Can Speak Gaelic

Subject: chemical nomenclature
First Published In: Mar-63
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The Rigid Vacuum

Subject: luminiferous ether
First Published In: Apr-63
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Just Mooning Around

Subject: satellites
First Published In: May-63
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The Light that Failed

Subject: Michelson-Morley experiment
First Published In: Jun-63
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The Isaac Winners

Subject: great scientists in history
First Published In: Jul-63
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T-Formation

Subject: large numbers
First Published In: Aug-63
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Who's Out There?

Subject: extraterrestrial life
First Published In: Sep-63
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Subject: white dwarfs
First Published In: Oct-63
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Welcome, Stranger!

Subject: noble gas compounds
First Published In: Nov-63
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Roll Call

Subject: planetary nomenclature
First Published In: Dec-63
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Round and Round and . . .

Subject: planetary rotations
First Published In: Jan-64
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The Slowly Moving Finger

Subject: aging
First Published In: Feb-64
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Forget It!

Subject: old measurement systems
First Published In: Mar-64
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A Piece of the Action

Subject: Planck's constant
First Published In: Apr-64
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Ghost Lines in the Sky

Subject: latitude and longitude
First Published In: May-64
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The Heavenly Zoo

Subject: zodiac
First Published In: Jun-64
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Nothing Counts

Subject: discovery of zero
First Published In: Jul-64
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The Days of Our Years

Subject: various calendars
First Published In: Aug-64
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The Haste-Makers

Subject: enzymes
First Published In: Sep-64
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First and Rearmost

Subject: gravitation
First Published In: Oct-64
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The Black of Night

Subject: expanding universe
First Published In: Nov-64
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A Galaxy at a Time

Subject: galactic explosions
First Published In: Dec-64
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Begin at the Beginning

Subject: counting the years
First Published In: Jan-65
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Harmony in Heaven

Subject: Kepler's third law
First Published In: Feb-65
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Oh, East is West and West is East -

Subject: latitude and longitude
First Published In: Mar-65
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The Certainty of Uncertainty

Subject: uncertainty principle
First Published In: Apr-65
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To Tell a Chemist

Subject: Avogadro's number
First Published In: May-65
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Future? Tense!

Subject: futurology/predictions in science fiction
First Published In: Jun-65
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Exclamation Point!

Subject: factorial numbers
First Published In: Jul-65
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Behind the Teacher's Back

Subject: uncertainty principle
First Published In: Aug-65
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Death in the Laboratory

Subject: fluorine
First Published In: Sep-65
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The Land of Mu

Subject: mesons
First Published In: Oct-65
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Squ-u-u-ush!

Subject: collapsed stars
First Published In: Nov-65
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Water, Water, Everywhere-

Subject: oceans
First Published In: Dec-65
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The Proton-Reckoner

Subject: large numbers
First Published In: Jan-66
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Up and Down the Earth

Subject: mountains and deeps
First Published In: Feb-66
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The Rocks of Damocles

Subject: Earth-grazers
First Published In: Mar-66
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The Nobelmen of Science

Subject: great scientists
First Published In: Apr-66
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Time and Tide

Subject: tidal effects
First Published In: May-66
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The Isles of Earth

Subject: islands
First Published In: Jun-66
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Balancing the Books

Subject: conservation laws
First Published In: Jul-66
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BB or Not BB, That is the Question

Subject: origin of the universe
First Published In: Aug-66
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I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover

Subject: origin of the universe
First Published In: Sep-66
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Portrait of the Writer as a Boy

Subject: personal reminiscences
First Published In: Oct-66
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Old Man River

Subject: rivers
First Published In: Nov-66
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The Symbol-Minded Chemist

Subject: atomic symbols
First Published In: Dec-66
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Right Beneath Your Feet

Subject: antipodes
First Published In: Jan-67
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Impossible, That's All

Subject: speed of light
First Published In: Feb-67
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Crowded!

Subject: city populations
First Published In: Mar-67
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A Matter of Scale

Subject: picturing the scale of the universe
First Published In: Apr-67
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Times of Our Lives

Subject: time-zones
First Published In: May-67
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Non-Time Travel

Subject: international date line
First Published In: Jun-67
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Twelve Point Three Six Nine

Subject: popular fallacies
First Published In: Jul-67
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Kaleidoscope in the Sky

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Aug-67
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The Great Borning

Subject: Cambrian fossils
First Published In: Sep-67
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Music to My Ears

Subject: musical scale
First Published In: Oct-67
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Knock Plastic!

Subject: popular fallacies
First Published In: Nov-67
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The First Metal

Subject: metals known to the ancients
First Published In: Dec-67
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The Seventh Metal

Subject: element mercury
First Published In: Jan-68
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The Predicted Metal

Subject: periodic table
First Published In: Feb-68
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The Seventh Planet

Subject: Venus and Mercury
First Published In: Mar-68
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The Dance of the Sun

Subject: Sun's motion across the sky
First Published In: Apr-68
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Backward, Turn Backward-

Subject: planetary rotations
First Published In: May-68
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Counting Chromosomes

Subject: x- and y- chromosomes
First Published In: Jun-68
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Little Lost Satellite

Subject: large asteroids
First Published In: Jul-68
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The Terrible Lizards

Subject: dinosaurs
First Published In: Aug-68
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The Dying Lizards

Subject: dinosaur extinctions
First Published In: Sep-68
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Little Found Satellite

Subject: Saturn and its rings
First Published In: Oct-68
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The Planetary Eccentric

Subject: Pluto
First Published In: Nov-68
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View from Amalthea

Subject: Jupiter's satellites
First Published In: Dec-68
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The Dance of the Satellites

Subject: Jupiter's satellites
First Published In: Jan-69
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Uncertain, Coy, and Hard to Please

Subject: women's rights
First Published In: Feb-69
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Just Right

Subject: square-cube law of size
First Published In: Mar-69
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The Incredible Shrinking People

Subject: miniaturization
First Published In: Apr-69
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The Power of Progression

Subject: overpopulation
First Published In: May-69
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The Fateful Lightning

Subject: Franklin's lightning rod/and its impact on rational thinking
First Published In: Jun-69
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Two at a Time

Subject: perturbations
First Published In: Jul-69
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On Throwing a Ball

Subject: gravitation
First Published In: Aug-69
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The Man Who Massed the Earth

Subject: mass of the Earth
First Published In: Sep-69
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Worlds in Confusion

Subject: Velikovsky's notions
First Published In: Oct-69
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The Sin of the Scientist

Subject: poison gas/the social responsibility of scientists
First Published In: Nov-69
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The Luxon Wall

Subject: tachyons
First Published In: Dec-69
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The Lunar Honor-Roll

Subject: mapping the Moon
First Published In: Jan-70
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The Multiplying Elements

Subject: rare-earth metals
First Published In: Feb-70
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Bridging the Gaps

Subject: periodic table of the elements
First Published In: Mar-70
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The Nobel Prize that Wasn't

Subject: atomic numbers
First Published In: Apr-70
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Playing the Game

Subject: Doppler-Fizeau effect
First Published In: May-70
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The Distance of Far

Subject: recession of the galaxies
First Published In: Jun-70
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My Planet, 'Tis of Thee-

Subject: world government
First Published In: Jul-70
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The Stars in Their Courses

Subject: astrology
First Published In: Aug-70
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The Lop-Sided Sun

Subject: tidal influences on Sun
First Published In: Sep-70
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Stop!

Subject: birthrate
First Published In: Oct-70
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-But How?

Subject: population problem
First Published In: Nov-70
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The Thalassogens

Subject: common liquids
First Published In: Dec-70
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Hot Water

Subject: boiling points
First Published In: Jan-71
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Cold Water

Subject: freezing of water
First Published In: Feb-71
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Euclid's Fifth

Subject: geometric axioms
First Published In: Mar-71
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The Plane Truth

Subject: non-Euclidean geometry
First Published In: Apr-71
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Pompey and Circumstance

Subject: role of coincidence
First Published In: May-71
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The Eureka Phenomenon

Subject: scientific inspiration
First Published In: Jun-71
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Bill and I

Subject: Shakespeare's astronomy
First Published In: Jul-71
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Prime Quality

Subject: prime numbers
First Published In: Aug-71
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Holes in the Head

Subject: duckbill platypus
First Published In: Sep-71
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Odds and Evens

Subject: conservation of parity
First Published In: Oct-71
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The Left Hand of the Electron

Subject: conservation of parity
First Published In: Nov-71
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Seeing Double

Subject: light polarization
First Published In: Dec-71
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The Three-D Molecule

Subject: molecular structure
First Published In: Jan-72
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The Asymmetry of Life

Subject: stereoisomerism
First Published In: Feb-72
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Lost in Non-Translation

Subject: Book of Ruth
First Published In: Mar-72
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Moon Over Babylon

Subject: the week
First Published In: Apr-72
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Academe and I

Subject: personal reminiscences
First Published In: May-72
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The Week Excuse

Subject: calendar reform
First Published In: Jun-72
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The Tragedy of the Moon

Subject: ancient astronomic theory
First Published In: Jul-72
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Doctor, Doctor, Cut My Throat

Subject: thyroid gland
First Published In: Aug-72
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The World Ceres

Subject: large asteroids
First Published In: Sep-72
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The Unlikely Twins

Subject: graphite and diamond
First Published In: Oct-72
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The One and Only

Subject: carbon
First Published In: Nov-72
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The Clock in the Sky

Subject: Jupiter's satellites
First Published In: Dec-72
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The Ancient and the Ultimate

Subject: future of books
First Published In: Jan-73
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Through the Microglass

Subject: micro-organisms
First Published In: Feb-73
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Down from the Amoeba

Subject: bacteria and viruses
First Published In: Mar-73
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The Cinderella Compound

Subject: nucleic acids
First Published In: Apr-73
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By the Numbers

Subject: computers
First Published In: May-73
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The Triumph of the Moon

Subject: influence of Moon on life
First Published In: Jun-73
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The Cruise and I

Subject: personal reminiscences
First Published In: Jul-73
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Constant as the Northern Star

Subject: precession of the equinoxes
First Published In: Aug-73
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Signs of the Times

Subject: zodiac and precession
First Published In: Sep-73
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The Mispronounced Metal

Subject: aluminum
First Published In: Oct-73
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The Figure of the Fastest

Subject: speed of light
First Published In: Nov-73
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The Figure of the Farthest

Subject: size of the universe
First Published In: Dec-73
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The Eclipse and I

Subject: solar eclipses
First Published In: Jan-74
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Dance of the Luminaries

Subject: solar eclipses/and their prediction
First Published In: Feb-74
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The Uneternal Atoms

Subject: natural radioactivity
First Published In: Mar-74
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A Particular Matter

Subject: natural radioactivity
First Published In: Apr-74
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At Closest Range

Subject: tissue radioactivity
First Published In: May-74
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The Double-Ended Candle

Subject: American energy policy
First Published In: Jun-74
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As Easy as Two Plus Three

Subject: hydrogen fusion
First Published In: Jul-74
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Updating the Asteroids

Subject: Earth-grazers
First Published In: Aug-74
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Look Long upon a Monkey

Subject: apes and men
First Published In: Sep-74
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O Keen-eyed Peerer into the Future!

Subject: futurology/predictions in Asimov's SF
First Published In: Oct-74
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Skewered!

Subject: large numbers
First Published In: Nov-74
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Star In The East

Subject: star of Bethlehem
First Published In: Dec-74
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Thinking About Thinking

Subject: IQ tests and intelligence
First Published In: Jan-75
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The Rocketing Dutchmen

Subject: flying saucers
First Published In: Feb-75
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The Bridge of the Gods

Subject: light spectra
First Published In: Mar-75
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The Judo Argument

Subject: existence of God
First Published In: Apr-75
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The Planet That Wasn't

Subject: Vulcan
First Published In: May-75
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The Olympian Snows

Subject: surface of Mars
First Published In: Jun-75
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Titanic Surprise

Subject: world sizes in solar system
First Published In: Jul-75
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The Wicked Witch is Dead

Subject: women and aging
First Published In: Aug-75
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The Wrong Turning

Subject: retrograde satellites
First Published In: Sep-75
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The Third Liquid

Subject: melting points of elements
First Published In: Oct-75
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Best Foot Backward

Subject: importance of technology
First Published In: Nov-75
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The Smell of Electricity

Subject: ozone
First Published In: Dec-75
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Silent Victory

Subject: oxygen atmosphere
First Published In: Jan-76
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Change of Air

Subject: fluorocarbons; ozone layer
First Published In: Feb-76
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The Nightfall Effect

Subject: space settlements
First Published In: Mar-76
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All Gall

Subject: cholesterol
First Published In: Apr-76
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It's a Wonderful Town!

Subject: New York City
First Published In: May-76
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Surprise! Surprise!

Subject: undiscovered elements
First Published In: Jun-76
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Making It!

Subject: American technology
First Published In: Jul-76
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Moving Ahead

Subject: American technology
First Published In: Aug-76
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To the Top

Subject: American technology
First Published In: Sep-76
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Quasar, Quasar, Burning Bright

Subject: luminosity of objects in the sky
First Published In: Oct-76
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The Comet That Wasn't

Subject: discovery of Uranus
First Published In: Nov-76
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The Sea-Green Planet

Subject: discovery of Neptune
First Published In: Dec-76
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Discovery By Blink

Subject: discovery of Pluto
First Published In: Jan-77
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Asimov's Corollary

Subject: popular fallacies
First Published In: Feb-77
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The Magic Isle

Subject: undiscovered elements
First Published In: Mar-77
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The Dark Companion

Subject: white dwarfs
First Published In: Apr-77
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Microwaves

Subject: discovery of pulsars
First Published In: May-77
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The Final Collapse

Subject: black holes
First Published In: Jun-77
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Of Ice and Man

Subject: orbital eccentricity
First Published In: Jul-77
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Oblique the Centric Globe

Subject: axial tipping /and its relation to ice ages
First Published In: Aug-77
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The Opposite Poles

Subject: ice ages
First Published In: Sep-77
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The Subtlest Difference

Subject: life and death
First Published In: Oct-77
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The Sons of Mars Revisited

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Nov-77
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Dark and Bright

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Dec-77
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The Real Finds Waiting

Subject: satellites of Mars
First Published In: Jan-78
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The Lost Art

Subject: logarithms
First Published In: Feb-78
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Anyone For Tens?

Subject: logarithms
First Published In: Mar-78
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The Floating Crystal Palace

Subject: icebergs
First Published In: Apr-78
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By Land and By Sea

Subject: Antarctic exploration
First Published In: May-78
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We Were the First that Ever Burst -

Subject: oceanic exploration
First Published In: Jun-78
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Second to the Skua

Subject: Antarctica
First Published In: Jul-78
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Rings and Things

Subject: Uranus' rings; Chiron
First Published In: Aug-78
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Countdown

Subject: liquefaction of gases
First Published In: Sep-78
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Toward Zero

Subject: absolute zero
First Published In: Oct-78
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Fifty Million Big Brothers

Subject: extraterrestrial intelligence
First Published In: Nov-78
Collection(s):

Where is Everybody?

Subject: extraterrestrial intelligence
First Published In: Dec-78
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Proxima

Subject: Sun's companion
First Published In: Jan-79
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The Road to Infinity

Subject: size of black holes
First Published In: Feb-79
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Out, Damned Spot!

Subject: /sunspots and coincidences
First Published In: Mar-79
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A Long Day's Journey

Subject: /tides slow the Earth's rotation
First Published In: Apr-79
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The Inconstant Moon

Subject: /future changes in the Moon's rotation
First Published In: May-79
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Alas, All Human

Subject: /integrity and dishonesty in science
First Published In: Jun-79
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Below the Horizon

Subject: /view of stars from the U. S.
First Published In: Jul-79
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Clone, Clone of My Own

Subject: /human cell division and clones
First Published In: Aug-79
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How Little?

Subject: /Sirius-B, the dark companion
First Published In: Sep-79
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Just Thirty Years

Subject: /recent planetary facts learned
First Published In: Oct-79
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The Sun Shines Bright

Subject: /detecting neutrinos from the Sun
First Published In: Nov-79
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The Useless Metal

Subject: /effects of Three-Mile Island event
First Published In: Dec-79
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Neutrality!

Subject: /role of neutrons in uranium fission
First Published In: Jan-80
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The Finger of God

Subject: /the race to get the A-bomb
First Published In: Feb-80
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The Noblest Metal of Them All

Subject: /iridium and the Alvarez discovery
First Published In: Mar-80
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Nice Guys Finish First

Subject: /violence versus cooperation
First Published In: Apr-80
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More Crowded!

Subject: /population growth from '67 to '79
First Published In: May-80
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The Unsecret Weapon

Subject: /the impact of the longbow on history
First Published In: Jun-80
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Siriusly Speaking

Subject: /Sirius and other near stars
First Published In: Jul-80
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Milton! Thou Should'st Be Living At This Hour

Subject: /Paradise Lost shows that Milton could have been a science fiction writer
First Published In: Aug-80
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Getting Down to Basics

Subject: /delving inside atoms
First Published In: Sep-80
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The Word I Invented

Subject: /robotics and related ideas
First Published In: Oct-80
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Counting the Eons

Subject: /radioactivity dating
First Published In: Nov-80
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Beyond Earth's Eons

Subject: /expansion of the universe
First Published In: Dec-80
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All and Nothing

Subject: /oscillating universe, missing mass
First Published In: Jan-81
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Nothing and All

Subject: /neutrinos and the missing mass
First Published In: Feb-81
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Light as Air?

Subject: /air pressure
First Published In: Mar-81
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Too Deep For Me

Subject: /air under ocean pressures
First Published In: Apr-81
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Under Pressure

Subject: /substances under pressure
First Published In: May-81
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Yes! With a Bang!

Subject: /mass extinctions by meteors
First Published In: Jun-81
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The Runaway Star

Subject: /Barnard's star
First Published In: Jul-81
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The Dance of the Stars

Subject: /wobbling orbit of Barnard's star
First Published In: Aug-81
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And After Many a Summer Dies a Proton

Subject: /proton decay
First Published In: Sep-81
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Let Me Count the Days

Subject: /calendar calculations; choosing Julian day number 1
First Published In: Oct-81
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The Crucial Assymetry

Subject: /early universe speculations
First Published In: Nov-81
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Let Einstein Be!

Subject: /explaining relativity
First Published In: Dec-81
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The Long Ellipse

Subject: /Halley's comet and other comets
First Published In: Jan-82
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The Circle of the Earth

Subject: /ancient ideas of Earth's shape
First Published In: Feb-82
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Whatzisname's Orbit

Subject: /geosynchronous orbit of Clarke
First Published In: Mar-82
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Change of Time and State

Subject: /Halley's comet visits
First Published In: Apr-82
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Read Out Your Good Book In Verse

Subject: /visible light spectrum
First Published In: May-82
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Four Hundred Octaves

Subject: /electromagnetic spectrum
First Published In: Jun-82
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The Three Who Died Too Soon

Subject: /radio waves and radio astronomy
First Published In: Jul-82
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'X' Stands For Unknown

Subject: /X rays, gamma rays, cosmic rays
First Published In: Aug-82
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Big Brother

Subject: /silicon and its compounds
First Published In: Sep-82
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Bread and Stone

Subject: /silicon versus carbon
First Published In: Oct-82
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A Difference of an "E"

Subject: /silicones
First Published In: Nov-82
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Silicon Life After All

Subject: /silicon in electronics
First Published In: Dec-82
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To Ungild Refined Gold

Subject: /deriving the golden section
First Published In: Jan-83
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Ready and Waiting

Subject: /watching for supernovas
First Published In: Feb-83
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The Armies of the Night

Subject: /rationality in science
First Published In: Mar-83
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Dead Center

Subject: /growth of our view of the universe
First Published In: Apr-83
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Out in the Boondocks

Subject: /galaxies and the Milky Way
First Published In: May-83
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The Properties of Chaos

Subject: /air, light, and photosynthesis
First Published In: Jun-83
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Green, Green, Green is the Color...

Subject: /chlorophyll and photosynthesis
First Published In: Jul-83
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What Truck?

Subject: /early ideas on reaching the Moon
First Published In: Aug-83
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Where All the Sky is Sunshine

Subject: /power generation on the Moon
First Published In: Sep-83
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Updating the Satellites

Subject: /lists of planetary satellites (moons)
First Published In: Oct-83
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More Thinking About Thinking

Subject: /computers and thinking
First Published In: Nov-83
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Arm of the Giant

Subject: /Betelgeuse (largest apparent star)
First Published In: Dec-83
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The World of the Red Sun

Subject: /living near Betelgeuse
First Published In: Jan-84
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The Subatomic Monster

Subject: /energy and the magnetic monopole
First Published In: Feb-84
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Love Makes the World Go Round

Subject: /pulse rate of pulsars
First Published In: Mar-84
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E Pluribus Unum

Subject: /action at a distance
First Published In: Apr-84
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Up We Go

Subject: /lighter than air flight
First Published In: May-84
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The Two Masses

Subject: /inertial-gravitational equivalence
First Published In: Jun-84
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The Victorious General

Subject: /testing general relativity
First Published In: Jul-84
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Coming Full Circle

Subject: /blood circulation and the heart
First Published In: Aug-84
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The Different Years of Time

Subject: /eras of the Earth compressed into a single year
First Published In: Sep-84
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The Different Years of the Universe

Subject: /eras of the universe compressed into a single year
First Published In: Oct-84
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Far as Human Eye Could See

Subject: /final state of the universe
First Published In: Nov-84
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Made, Not Found

Subject: /filling in the periodic table
First Published In: Dec-84
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Far, Far Below

Subject: /interior of the Earth
First Published In: Jan-85
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Salt and Battery

Subject: /electric cell (battery) development
First Published In: Feb-85
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Current Affairs

Subject: /improvements in cell (battery)
First Published In: Mar-85
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Forcing the Lines

Subject: /electric generators
First Published In: Apr-85
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Arise, Fair Sun!

Subject: /development of electronics
First Published In: May-85
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The Rule of Numerous Small

Subject: /small stars and planets are more numerous than larger ones
First Published In: Jun-85
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Poison in the Negative

Subject: /discovery of vitamins
First Published In: Jul-85
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Tracing the Traces

Subject: /chemistry of vitamins
First Published In: Aug-85
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The Goblin Element

Subject: /anemia and blood chemistry
First Published In: Sep-85
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A Little Leaven

Subject: /catalysts, enzymes, and yeast
First Published In: Oct-85
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The Biochemical Knife Blade

Subject: /enzymes and protein
First Published In: Nov-85
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The Discovery of the Void

Subject: /clouds of gas in space
First Published In: Dec-85
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Chemistry of the Void

Subject: /analysis of gas clouds in space
First Published In: Jan-86
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Time is Out of Joint

Subject: /examining the length of the day
First Published In: Feb-86
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Superstar

Subject: /large stars and the mass-luminosity law
First Published In: Mar-86
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The Moon and We

Subject: /effects of Moon's cycle on humans
First Published In: Apr-86
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The Minor Objects

Subject: /comets & asteroids (M. Abraham)
First Published In: May-86
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The Second Lightest

Subject: /isotopes and Harold Urey
First Published In: Jun-86
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Labels on the Molecules

Subject: /isotopes to trace biochemistry
First Published In: Jul-86
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The Consequences of Pie

Subject: /nuclear details of radioisotopes
First Published In: Aug-86
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The Enemy Within

Subject: /carbon-14 dating
First Published In: Sep-86
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The Relativity of Wrong

Subject: /reasoning and knowledge
First Published In: Oct-86
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The Unmentionable Planet

Subject: /details of Uranus
First Published In: Nov-86
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The Dead-End Middle

Subject: /the end product of fission and fusion is iron-56; types of supernovas
First Published In: Dec-86
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Opposite!

Subject: /prediction and discovery of antiparticles
First Published In: Jan-87
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Sail On! Sail On!

Subject: /energy for space travel
First Published In: Feb-87
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The Incredible Shrinking Planet

Subject: /details of Pluto, with addendum
First Published In: Mar-87
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The Light-Bringer

Subject: /first credited element discovery
First Published In: Apr-87
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Beginning with Bone

Subject: /hard parts of animals, phosphorous
First Published In: May-87
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New Stars

Subject: /the brightest novas in history
First Published In: Jun-87
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Brightening Stars

Subject: /variable stars, finding galaxies
First Published In: Jul-87
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Super-Exploding Stars

Subject: /Andromeda nebula, galaxy debate
First Published In: Aug-87
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A Sacred Poet

Subject: /the effect of poetry
First Published In: Sep-87
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The Very Error of the Moon

Subject: /new theory for the Moon's formation
First Published In: Oct-87
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Asking the Right Question

Subject: /neutrinos, the supernova of 1987
First Published In: Nov-87
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The Road to Humanity

Subject: /twenty evolutionary steps to humanity
First Published In: Dec-87
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Standing Tall

Subject: /bipedality; last seven evolutionary steps to humanity
First Published In: Jan-88
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The Unrecognized Danger

Subject: /discovery of radon and its dangers
First Published In: Feb-88
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The Radiation That Wasn't

Subject: /Blondlot's supposed discovery of N-rays
First Published In: Mar-88
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Iron, Cold Iron

Subject: /iron and magnetism
First Published In: Apr-88
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From Pole to Pole

Subject: /the Earth's magnetic field
First Published In: May-88
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Is Anyone Listening?

Subject: /the dangers of overpopulation
First Published In: Jun-88
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The Longest River

Subject: /the history of the Nile river
First Published In: Jul-88
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The Fire of Life

Subject: /the relationship of fire and human life
First Published In: Aug-88
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The Slave of the Lamp

Subject: /fuels used to produce light
First Published In: Sep-88
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The Horse Under the Hood

Subject: /technology of land transportation
First Published In: Oct-88
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Out of the Everywhere

Subject: /cosmic rays, neutrinos, and muons
First Published In: Nov-88
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Into the Here

Subject: /properties of cosmic rays
First Published In: Dec-88
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The Unforgiving Minute

Subject: /measurement of time
First Published In: Jan-89
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The Cosmic Lens

Subject: /gravitational lenses
First Published In: Feb-89
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The Secret of the Universe

Subject: /the universe has fractal complexity
First Published In: Mar-89
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The Moon's Twin

Subject: /Jupiter's moon Io
First Published In: Apr-89
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The Changing Distance

Subject: /changing distances of the moon, sun, and Mars
First Published In: May-89
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A Change of Air

Subject: /atmosphere and properties of Venus
First Published In: Jun-89
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The Importance of Pitch

Subject: /detecting galactic recession by the Doppler-Fizeau effect
First Published In: Jul-89
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Long Ago and Far Away

Subject: /observations of the farthest reaches of the universe
First Published In: Aug-89
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The True Rulers

Subject: /prokaryotes rule the earth
First Published In: Sep-89
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The Nearest Star

Subject: /determination of the Sun's size and distance
First Published In: Oct-89
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Massing the Sun

Subject: /determination of the Sun's mass
First Published In: Nov-89
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What Are Little Stars Made of?

Subject: /chemical composition of the Sun and planets
First Published In: Dec-89
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Hot, Cold, and Con Fusion

Subject: /errors in science
First Published In: Jan-90
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Business as Usual

Subject: /evolution of business
First Published In: Feb-90
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Smashing the Sky

Subject: /size of our galaxy
First Published In: Mar-90
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Worlds in Order

Subject: /sizes of the bodies in the solar system
First Published In: Apr-90
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Just Say 'No'?

Subject: /vices of modern cities
First Published In: May-90
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The Salt-Producers

Subject: /iodine
First Published In: Jun-90
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At the Edge

Subject: /the outer planets; existence of a tenth planet
First Published In: Jul-90
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The Greatest Conquest

Subject: /road from life in the sea to mammalian dominance on land
First Published In: Aug-90
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Target:Earth

Subject: /collisions between planetesimals and Earth
First Published In: Sep-90
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Out of the Typewriter, Endlessly Writing

Subject: /psyche for being a prolific writer
First Published In: Oct-90
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The Invention of the Devil

Subject: /invention of photography
First Published In: Nov-90
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Trapping The Rainbow

Subject: /development of color photography
First Published In: Dec-90
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The Illusion of Motion

Subject: /development of motion pictures
First Published In: Jan-91
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Down the Electron Stream

Subject: /development of television
First Published In: Feb-91
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All Four Stanzas

Subject: /story of the U. S. national anthem
First Published In: Mar-91
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Skimming the Nearest

Subject: /physical properties of Mercury
First Published In: Apr-91
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This Pitiless Storm

Subject: /Great Red Spot of Jupiter
First Published In: May-91
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Royal Gamma

Subject: /gamma ray astronomy
First Published In: Jun-91
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The Legacy of Wine

Subject: /enzymes and fermentation
First Published In: Jul-91
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The March of the Amino Acids

Subject: /discovering the nature of proteins and finally enzymes
First Published In: Aug-91
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Something For Nothing

Subject: /conservation of momentum; rockets
First Published In: Sep-91
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The Unchanging Amount

Subject: /conservation of energy
First Published In: Oct-Nov-91
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Beyond Light

Subject: /non-optical astronomy
First Published In: Dec-91
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Star Bright

Subject: /luminosity of near stars, implications for life
First Published In: Jan-92
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Of Human Folly

Subject: /arguing for rationality
First Published In: Feb-92
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A Way of Thinking

Subject: /collection of Asimov's pro rationality writings
First Published In: Dec-94
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Guide to Essays
Authors:
Edward Seiler
ejseiler@earthlink.net

Richard Hatcher (hatch888@airmail.net)