Counting the Eons
Counting the Eons is a collection of seventeen nonfiction science essays written by Isaac Asimov. It was the sixteenth of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, these being first published between August 1980 and December 1981. It was first published by Doubleday & Company in 1983.
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Author | Isaac Asimov |
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Cover artist | Kyoshi Kanai[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Fantasy & Science Fiction essays |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 7 January 1983 |
Media type | print (Hardback and Paperback) |
Preceded by | The Sun Shines Bright |
Followed by | 'X' Stands for Unknown |
Contents
- The Earth
- Light as Air? (March 1981)
- Too Deep for Me (April 1981)
- Under Pressure (May 1981)
- The Word I Invented (October 1980)
- Yes! With a Bang! (June 1981)
- Let Me Count the Days (October 1981)
- Counting the Eons (November 1980)
- The Stars
- The Runaway Star (July 1981)
- The Dance of the Stars (August 1981)
- The Universe
- Getting Down to Basics (September 1980)
- And After Many a Summer Dies the Proton (September 1981)
- Let Einstein Be! (December 1981)
- Beyond Earth's Eons (December 1980)
- The Crucial Asymmetry (November 1981)
- All and Nothing (January 1981)
- Nothing and All (February 1981)
- Literature
- Milton! Thou Shouldst Be Living at This Hour (August 1980)
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