The Planet That Wasn't
by Isaac Asimov
Essay Collections, Science essays for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (15)
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This is a collection of essays covering a number of topics in science. Also use The Tragedy of the Moon.Tags
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A good, informative read. The essays are laid out in such a way that a scientific virgin can understand what is being presented and decide for themselves whether to accept or refute each of the arguments presented herein.
This is also the story of Vulcan, the 1st, IntraMercurian planet that scientists desperately sought for a century based on orbital and gravitational anomalies of the planet Mercury - a search that finally led to the Second Law of Gravitation - in that any gravitational field of the size and power of Sol or larger, will create a gravitational bulge that will mimic in all aspects except that of the physical an actual planet.
In the Sol system, this bulge would go by the name of Vulcan. [or Hephaestus if you prefer the show more Greek to the Roman name] show less
This is also the story of Vulcan, the 1st, IntraMercurian planet that scientists desperately sought for a century based on orbital and gravitational anomalies of the planet Mercury - a search that finally led to the Second Law of Gravitation - in that any gravitational field of the size and power of Sol or larger, will create a gravitational bulge that will mimic in all aspects except that of the physical an actual planet.
In the Sol system, this bulge would go by the name of Vulcan. [or Hephaestus if you prefer the show more Greek to the Roman name] show less
Recopilación de ensayos de Isaac Asimov aparecidos originalmente en The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Temas tan diversos y originales como la Estrella de Belén, el colesterol, los platos voladores, el olor de la electricidad, Isaac Newton y el arco iris, los inexistentes canales de Marte, entre otros, son abordados con la claridad que caracteriza al autor
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Isaac Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia, on January 2, 1920. His family emigrated to the United States in 1923 and settled in Brooklyn, New York, where they owned and operated a candy store. Asimov became a naturalized U.S. citizen at the age of eight. As a youngster he discovered his talent for writing, producing his first original fiction at show more the age of eleven. He went on to become one of the world's most prolific writers, publishing nearly 500 books in his lifetime. Asimov was not only a writer; he also was a biochemist and an educator. He studied chemistry at Columbia University, earning a B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. In 1951, Asimov accepted a position as an instructor of biochemistry at Boston University's School of Medicine even though he had no practical experience in the field. His exceptional intelligence enabled him to master new systems rapidly, and he soon became a successful and distinguished professor at Columbia and even co-authored a biochemistry textbook within a few years. Asimov won numerous awards and honors for his books and stories, and he is considered to be a leading writer of the Golden Age of science fiction. While he did not invent science fiction, he helped to legitimize it by adding the narrative structure that had been missing from the traditional science fiction books of the period. He also introduced several innovative concepts, including the thematic concern for technological progress and its impact on humanity. Asimov is probably best known for his Foundation series, which includes Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation. In 1966, this trilogy won the Hugo award for best all-time science fiction series. In 1983, Asimov wrote an additional Foundation novel, Foundation's Edge, which won the Hugo for best novel of that year. Asimov also wrote a series of robot books that included I, Robot, and eventually he tied the two series together. He won three additional Hugos, including one awarded posthumously for the best non-fiction book of 1995, I. Asimov. "Nightfall" was chosen the best science fiction story of all time by the Science Fiction Writers of America. In 1979, Asimov wrote his autobiography, In Memory Yet Green. He continued writing until just a few years before his death from heart and kidney failure on April 6, 1992. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Planet That Wasn't
- Original title
- The Planet that Wasn't
- Original publication date
- 1976
- Dedication
- Dedicated to:
The memory of James Blish (1921- 1975) - First words
- I was once asked whether it was at all possible that the ancient Greeks had known about the Rings of Saturn.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Therefore, if asked whether I believe in God, I suppose I must reply that as soon as incontrovertible evidence for God's existence is presented to me, I will accept it.
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