Asimov Isaac

Describes the characteristics and movements of the planet Neptune and how we found out about it.

Provides an insider's view of our own Milky Way and discusses the nature and behavior of galaxies in general.

The Foundation, established after the Old Empire gives way to barbarism, fights against a mutant strain called the Mule and tries to get rid of the Second Foundation after learning it will inherit a future Empire.

An American scientist is abducted and flown to the U.S.S.R. There he is to be part of a team of scientists to be miniaturized to molecular size and travel to the brain of a dying Soviet scientist to untap the secrets held there.

Briefly describes several kinds of ships and the forces that cause them to float or sink.

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Introduces the fourth largest known planet in the solar system.

Presents the story of the Portuguese explorer who became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and whose expedition completed its voyage around the world after his death en route.