Stars: The figure of the fastest. The figure of the farthest. Constant as the northern star. Signs of the times.--Solar system: The eclipse and I. Dance of the luminaries. Updating the asteroids.--Life: The inevitability of life. Look long upon a monkey. O keen-eyed peerer into the future.--Matter: The mispronounced metal. The uneternal atoms. A particular matter. At closest range.--Energy: The double-ended candle. As easy as two plus three.--Numbers: Skewered!