Vol 25, No 6. Contents: 6 • Wanted: A Chronoscope • [Editorial (Astounding)] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by The Editor] 9 • The Stars Look Down • novelette by Lester del Rey 37 • Rendezvous • short story by John Berryman 48 • Prophecy? • essay by uncredited 49 • In Times to Come (Astounding, August 1940) • [In Times to Come (Astounding)] • essay by The Editor 49 • The Analytical Laboratory: June 1940 (Astounding, August 1940) • [The Analytical Laboratory] • essay by The Editor 50 • Vault of the Beast • novelette by A. E. van Vogt 70 • Done Without Eagles • short story by Lester del Rey [as by Philip St. John] 83 • The Science of Whithering (Part 2 of 2) • essay by L. Sprague de Camp 94 • Clerical Error • short story by Clifford D. Simak 104 • Shhhhh! Don't Mention It! • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. (variant of Shhhhh! Don't Mention It!) [as by Arthur McCann] 115 • Moon of Exile • short story by Harry Walton 126 • Crisis in Utopia (Part 2 of 2) • serial by Norman L. Knight 155 • Brass Tacks (Astounding, August 1940) • [Brass Tacks] • essay by The Editor 157 •  Letter (Astounding August 1940) • essay by Oliver Saari 158 • Science Discussions (Astounding August 1940) • essay by The Editor 158 •  Letter (Astounding August 1940) • [Letters: John W. Campbell, Jr.] • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr. [as by Arthur McCann]. 【 PREVIOUS ISSUE ← August 1940 → NEXT ISSUE 】