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    From Atoms to Infinity: Readings in Modern Science ed. Clifford D. Simak (Harper & Row, 1965, LC:65-14489, $4.95, 330pp, hc, an, cover by Victor Lazzaro)
        Collection of articles written for the Minneapolis Tribune.
    • ix · Preface · Clifford D. Simak · pr
    • xi · The Importance of Scientific Research · Hugh Odishaw · in
    • 1 · Astronomy
    • 3 · The Dimensions of the Universe · Harlow Shapley · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 13 · The Origin of the Universe · Harlow Shapley · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 21 · Life in the Universe · Harlow Shapley · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 30 · Our Place in the Galaxy · Clifford D. Simak · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 39 · Mathematics
    • 41 · The History of Numerals · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune February 11 1963, as “Man Needed More Than His Fingers to Count On, So He Invented Numbers”
    • 49 · The Advantages of the Metric System · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune February 25 1963, as “Quick Now: How Many Inches Are in a Mile?”
    • 55 · An Easy Way to Handle Big Numbers · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune February 18 1963, as “An Easy Way to Handle Big and Small Numbers”
    • 61 · The Concept of Infinity · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune March 4 1963, as “Numbers Endless, But Endlessness Itself Comes in Endless Variety”
    • 67 · Meteorology
    • 69 · The Earth’s Atmosphere · Harry Wexler · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 78 · How the Weather Is Made · Harry Wexler · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 86 · Forecasting the Weather · Harry Wexler · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 96 · Future Forecast and Weather Control · Harry Wexler · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 105 · Archaeology
    • 107 · How Man First Came to America · Frank C. Hibben · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 114 · The Folsom Man · Frank C. Hibben · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 121 · The Clovis Mammoth Hunters · Frank C. Hibben · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 127 · The Sandia Cave Men · Frank C. Hibben · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 135 · The Earth
    • 137 · The Shape and Size of the Earth · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune October 14 1963, as “Our Earth Isn’t Round—It Bulges”
    • 144 · The Pear-Shaped Earth · John A. O’Keefe · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 152 · The Structure of the Earth · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune October 28 1963, as “A Look at Our Earth: What It Weighs, What It Is”
    • 159 · Project Mohole · Willard Bascom · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 168 · The Methods and Problems of Drilling Under the Sea · Willard Bascom · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 177 · Rockets and Satellites
    • 179 · The History of Rocketry · Willy Ley · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 187 · How a Rocket Works · Willy Ley · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 197 · How a Satellite Works · Willy Ley · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 206 · Future Uses of Satellites · Willy Ley · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 215 · Plasma Physics
    • 217 · The Fourth State of Matter · John Chapman · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 225 · How We Can Use Plasma—the World of MHD · John Chapman · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 232 · Unlimited Power for the Future · John Chapman · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 241 · The Atom
    • 243 · The Electron · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune January 27 1964, as “Electrons: What Happens When You Push Them Around”
    • 251 · The Proton and the Neutron · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune February 3 1964, as “Protons, Neutrons…Tracks in the “Clouds””
    • 260 · The Structure of the Atom · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune February 10 1964, as “How the Building Block Is Built”
    • 268 · Isotopes · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune February 17 1964, as “Science Answers Questions About the Atom”
    • 276 · Antimatter · Isaac Asimov · ar Minneapolis Tribune February 24 1964, as “Anti-Matter: Where It Fits in Nature’s Symmetry”
    • 285 · Cancer
    • 287 · The Cell · Victor Cohn · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 297 · Viruses · Victor Cohn · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 305 · Chemistry Against Cancer · Victor Cohn · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 312 · Cancer Epidemiology · Victor Cohn · ar Minneapolis Tribune
    • 321 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg (r)
    • 325 · Index · [uncredited] · ix (r)

    Photographs from the 1932 French Edition of The 13 Culprits by Georges Simenon (Crippen & Landru, August 2002, ph, nf)
        Chapbook containing photographs from the original French edition (1932), included with the hardback edition of The 13 Culprits.

    13 Culprits by Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman (Crippen & Landru, August 2002, 1-885941-79-X, $16.00, 173pp, tp, co, cover by Deborah Miller)
        Collection of 13 stories, first English translation by Peter Schulman, from the French (Les 13 Coupables, Paris: Arthème Fayard & Cie, Èditeurs, 1932). Also available in a signed, numbered, hardback edition (-78-1) limited to 350 copies with a bonus chapbook, Photographs from the 1932 French Edition of The 13 Culprits.
    • 7 · Introduction · Peter Schulman · in
    • 17 · Ziliouk · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Ziliouk” as by Georges Sim, Détective March 13 & 27, 1930).
    • 29 · Monsieur Rodrigues · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“M. Rodrigues” as by Georges Sim, Détective March 20 & April 3, 1930).
    • 41 · Madame Smitt · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Mme. Smitt” as by Georges Sim, Détective March 27 & April 10, 1930).
    • 53 · The “Flemings” · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Les ‘Flamands’” as by Georges Sim, Détective April 3 & 17, 1930).
    • 65 · Nouchi [Monsieur Froget] · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Nouchi” as by Georges Sim, Détective April 10 & 24, 1930).
    • 77 · Arnold Schuttringer · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Arnold Schuttringer” as by Georges Sim, Détective April 17 & May 1, 1930).
    • 89 · Waldemar Strvzeski · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Waldemar Strvzeski” as by Georges Sim, Détective April 24 & May 8, 1930).
    • 101 · Philippe · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Philippe” as by Georges Sim, Détective May 1 & 15, 1930).
    • 113 · Nicolas · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Nicolas” as by Georges Sim, Détective May 8 & 22, 1930).
    • 125 · The Timmermans · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Les Timmermans” as by Georges Sim, Détective May 15 & 29, 1930).
    • 137 · The Pacha · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Le Pacha” as by Georges Sim, Détective May 22 & June 5, 1930).
    • 149 · Otto Müller · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Otto Müller” as by Georges Sim, Détective May 29 & June 12, 1930).
    • 161 · Bus · Georges Simenon; translated by Peter Schulman · ss
      translated from the French (“Bus” as by Georges Sim, Détective June 5 & 19, 1930).

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