In search of a scientific explanation of ''His star in the East'' which, according to the Gospel of Matthew (2:1-4), marked the birth of Jesus.
First published as "What Was the Star of Bethlehem?" in Holiday, December 1954. See Clarke's short story ''The Star'' (1955) for an adroit use of the same material in fiction.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Challenge of the Spaceship: Previews of Tomorrow's World | Harper & Brothers | Nonfiction | ||
| 1960 |
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Über den Himmel hinaus: Unser Leben im Zeichen der Raumfahrt | Econ | Nonfiction | 99 |
| 1960 |
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The Challenge of the Spaceship: Previews of Tomorrow's World | Frederick Muller Ltd | Nonfiction | |
| 1961 |
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The Challenge of the Spaceship | Ballantine Books | Nonfiction | 73 |
| January 1972 |
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Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations | Harper & Row | Nonfiction | 32 |
| 1973 |
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Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Nonfiction | 42 |
| 1975 |
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Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations | Corgi | Nonfiction | 42 |
| 1978 |
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Composition & Literary Form: An Anthology: Second Edition | Winthrop Publishers | Anthology | 228 |
| June 1980 |
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The Challenge of the Spaceship | Pocket Books | Nonfiction | 88 |
| June 1982 |
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Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations | Signet / New American Library | Nonfiction | 37 |
| 1984 |
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Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations | Pan Books | Nonfiction | 42 |
| 1985 |
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Berichte über einen kleinen blauen Planeten | Bastei Lübbe | Nonfiction | 42 |
| March 1985 | Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations | Berkley Books | Nonfiction | 31 | |
| October 1991 |
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A New Christmas Treasury | Viking | Anthology | 67 |
| 1999 |
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Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!: A Vision of the 20th Century As It Happened | Voyager | Nonfiction | 145 |
| August 1999 |
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Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!: Collected Essays 1934-1998 | St. Martin's Press | Nonfiction | 145 |