The Relativity of Wrong

248 Pages·1988·10.331 MB·English

by  Isaac Asimov

ISAAC
ASIMOV
RELATIVITY
OF WRONG.
Essays
7 onn Science
T.R.O.W.
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RELATIVITY
OF WRONG
“Gems of astronomical insight and expla-
nation,’ exclaimed Publishers Weekly.
“Here Asimov the scientist and sci-
ence fiction writer meet in an artless,
seamless way that marks the man as
formidable and readable as_ ever,”
hailed Kirkus Reviews. And indeed,
Isaac Asimovs most recent rumina-
tions on the wonders of science, Far as
Human Eye Could See, garnered ac-
claim from reviewers and _ readers
alike. Now, the man Publishers Weekly
called “ the Balzac of Science” turns his
brilliant mind and prolific pen to a wide
new range of subjects and presents THE
RELATIVITY OF WroNG, his twenty-
fourth collection of science essays.
In this entertaining and enlightening
volume, Dr. Asimov once again makes
the complexities of scientific phe-
nomena accessible to us all. Dividing
this collection into three general cate-
gories— Isotopes and Elements,”
(continued on back flap)
Asim OV, Isaac,
1920
The relativity of
wrong
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The Relativity
of Wrong
SCIENCE ESSAY COLLECTIONS BY ISAAC ASIMOV
From The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
FACT AND FANCY OF MATTERS GREAT AND
VIEW FROM A HEIGHT SMALL
ADDING A DIMENSION ASIMOV ON PHYSICS
OF TIME AND SPACE AND THE PLANET THAT WASN’T
OTHER THINGS ASIMOV ON NUMBERS
FROM EARTH TO HEAVEN QUASAR, QUASAR,
SCIENCE, NUMBERS, AND I BURNING BRIGHT
THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND THE ROAD TO INFINITY
BACK THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT
THE STARS IN THEIR COUNTING THE EONS
COURSES X STANDS FOR UNKNOWN
THE LEFT HAND OF THE THE SUBATOMIC MONSTER
ELECTRON FAR AS HUMAN EYE
THE TRAGEDY OF THE COULD SEE
MOON THE RELATIVITY OF
ASIMOV ON ASTRONOMY WRONG
ASIMOV ON CHEMISTRY
From Other Sources
ONLY A TRILLION LIFE AND TIME
IS ANYONE THERE? CHANGE!
TODAY AND TOMORROW THE ROVING MIND
AND— THE DANGERS OF
PLEASE EXPLAIN! INTELLIGENCE
SCIENCE PAST—SCIENCE PAST, PRESENT, AND
FUTURE FUTURE
THE BEGINNING AND THE
END
ISAAC ASIMOV
The Relativity
of Wrong
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Doubleday .
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.AKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLECT
ay ees RESOURCES CENTER
The essays in this volume are reprinted from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science
Fiction, having appeared in the indicated issues:
“The Moon and We” (April 1986); “The Minor Objects” (May 1986); “The Second
Lightest” (June 1986); “Labels on the Molecules” (July 1986); “The Consequences of
Pie” (August 1986); “The Enemy Within” (September 1986); “The Relativity of
Wrong” (October 1986); ““The Unmentionable Planet” (November 1986); ““The Dead-
End Middle” (December 1986); ‘‘Opposite!” (January 1987); “Sail On! Sail On!” (Feb-
ruary 1987); “The Incredible Shrinking Planet” (March 1987); “The Light-Bringer”
(April 1987); “Beginning with Bone” (May 1987); “New Stars” (June 1987); “Bright-
ening Stars” (July 1987); “Super-Exploding Stars” (August 1987); Copyright © 1986,
1987 by Mercury Press, Inc.
Copyright © 1988 by Nightfall, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
First Edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Asimoy, Isaac, 1920-
The relativity of wrong / Isaac Asimov.—ist ed.
p. cm.
Seventeen essays reprinted from The Magazine of fantasy and
science fiction, 1986-1987.
ISBN 0-385-24473-8
1. Astronomy—Popular works. 2. Solar system—Popular works.
3. Radioisotopes—Popular works. I. Title.
QB44.2.4839 1988
520—dc 19 87-24141
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