The Stars in Their Courses

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

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—"