Of Matters Great and Small
Of Matters Great and Small is a collection of seventeen scientific essays by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. It was the eleventh of a series of books collecting essays from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, although it also includes one essay from Science Digest.[1] It was first published by Doubleday & Company in 1975.
 First edition | |
| Author | Isaac Asimov |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Fantasy & Science Fiction essays |
| Genre | Science |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Media type | print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0441610722 |
| Preceded by | The Tragedy of the Moon |
| Followed by | The Planet That Wasn't |
Contents
- "Constant as the Northern Star" (F&SF, August 1973)
- "Signs of the Times" (September 1973)
- "The Mispronounced Metal" (October 1973)
- "The Figure of the Fastest" (November 1973)
- "The Figure of the Farthest" (December 1973)
- "The Eclipse and I" (January 1974)
- "Dance of the Luminaries" (February 1974)
- "The Uneternal Atoms" (March 1974)
- "A Particular Matter" (April 1974)
- "At Closest Range" (May 1974)
- "The Double-Ended Candle" (June 1974)
- "The Inevitability of Life" (Science Digest, June 1974)
- "As Easy as Two Plus Three" (F&SF, July 1974)
- "Updating the Asteroids" (August 1974)
- "Look Long upon a Monkey" (September 1974)
- "O Keen-eyed Peerer into the Future!" (October 1974)
- "Skewered!" (November 1974)
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