On 8/15/26 8:38 AM, Christian Weisgerber wrote:
"Mesklin" is today's (2026-08-15) featured article on the front page
of the English-language Wikipedia.
| Mesklin is a fictional planet created by Hal Clement and used in
| his hard science fiction stories, starting with _Mission of Gravity_
| (1954). ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesklin
Oh that's fun. I really enjoyed the Mesklin stories.
Back in the day, I grabbed a wonderful collection from/through SFBC
called "Heavy Planet"[1], which had both Mesklin novels, and a Mesklin
short story, as well as three essays by Clement about the world and world-building.
Very enjoyable,
Tony
[1] Not to be confused with the well-known short story by Lee Gregor[2].
[2] "Lee Gregor" being a pseudonym for physicist Milton A Rothman.
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