Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!ut-sally!utastro!ethan From: ethan@utastro.UUCP (Ethan Vishniac) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Science in science fiction Message-ID: <16@utastro.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Mar-84 16:49:35 EST Article-I.D.: utastro.16 Posted: Mon Mar 5 16:49:35 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Mar-84 07:14:22 EST Organization: UTexas Astronomy Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 10 I will be teaching a course at UTexas next semester which uses science fiction stories to illustrate astronomical subjects. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions as to appropriate stories. The only ground rules are that they must be short stories ("Dragon's Egg" is out), and that they must include topics of astronomical interest (stories by Hal Clement are probably not quite right). Ethan Vishniac utastronomy!ethan