The Secret of the Universe


The Secret of the Universe is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. It is the twenty-second and final of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Asimov died in 1992.
The 22 books collect 373 of Asimov's 399 essays for the magazine.

Contents

  • "The Cosmic Lens"
  • "The Secret of the Universe"
  • "The Moon's Twin"
  • "The Changing Distance"
  • "A Change of Air"
  • "The Importance of Pitch"
  • "Long Ago and Far Away"
  • "The True Rulers"
  • "The Nearest Star"
  • "Massing the Sun"
  • "What Are Little Stars Made Of?"
  • "Hot, Cold, and Con Fusion"
  • "Business as Usual"
  • "Smashing the Sky"
  • "Worlds in Order"
  • "Just Say 'No'?"
  • "The Salt-Producers"