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The Stars in Their Courses

First edition
Author	Isaac Asimov
Language	English
Series	Essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Genre	Science
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	1971
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print ( Hardback and Paperback)
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. ^[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]

• 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—"

• Asimovonline.com

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