The Stars in Their Courses

First edition
Author	Isaac Asimov
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Essays from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Genre	Science
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	1971
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. 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—"