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• 6 • First Word (Omni, September 1979) • essay by Stan Kent
• 12 • Forum (Omni, September 1979) • essay by various
• 16 • Earth: The Bone Hunter • essay by Kenneth Brower
• 18 • Space: Nightlight • essay by Mark R. Chartrand, III
• 20 • Life: Microbe Miners • essay by Dr. Bernard Dixon
• 22 • The Arts: Film (Omni, September 1979) • essay by James Delson
• 24 • The Arts: Television (Omni, September 1979) • essay by James Delson
• 26 • The Arts: Music (Omni, September 1979) • essay by Stephen Demorest
• 30 • The Arts: Books (Omni, September 1979) • essay by Eric Rosen
• 30 • Review of the nonfiction book "The Eighth Day of Creation" by Horace Freeland Judson • essay by Eric Rosen
• 30 • Review of the nonfiction book "The Politics of Energy" by Dr. Barry Commoner • essay by Eric Rosen
• 32 • UFO Update: True UFO's • essay by James Oberg
• 35 • Continuum (Omni, September 1979) • essay by various
• 45 • "Doc" • essay by Stephen Davis
• 52 •  Kinsmen • interior artwork by John Schoenherr
• 53 • Kinsman (excerpt) • [Kinsman] • short fiction by Ben Bova
• 57 • Geoscapes • essay by Eric Rosen
• 62 •  Life in Darwin's Universe • interior artwork by Wayne McLoughlin
• 63 • Life in Darwin's Universe • essay by Gene Bylinsky
• 64 •  Life in Darwin's Universe [2] • interior artwork by Wayne McLoughlin
• 65 •  Life in Darwin's Universe [3] • interior artwork by Wayne McLoughlin
• 68 • Graveside Watch • short story by Edward H. Gandy
• 69 •  Graveside Watch • interior artwork by Gage Taylor
• 73 •  Cartoon: "Hi, honey—I'm home." • interior artwork by Schmalzried
• 76 • Interview: B. F. Skinner • interview of B. F. Skinner • interview by Michael Hollingshead
• 81 •  Cartoon: no caption (Omni, September 1979) • interior artwork by David Brown
• 82 •  Knight's Armor • interior artwork by
  Paul Callé^?Paul Calle
• 83 • Eyewitness to Space • essay by Frederick C. Durant, III [as by F. C. Durant, III]
• 83 •  Afterthoughts, Gemini • interior artwork by Mitchell Jamieson
• 84 •  Celestial Journey • interior artwork by Lamar Dodd
• 84 •  Within Saturn's Rings • interior artwork by
  Luděk Pešek^?Ludek Pesek
  Ludek Peshek
  [as by Ludek Pesek]
• 84 •  Moonscape • interior artwork by Yeffee Kinball
• 85 •  Mars From Deimos • interior artwork by
  Luděk Pešek^?Ludek Pesek
  Ludek Peshek
  [as by Ludek Pesek]
• 86 •  Apollo 11 — One, Two, Three • interior artwork by James Wyeth
• 87 •  VAB Bay • interior artwork by James Nesbitt
• 87 •  Apollo 11 • interior artwork by Mario Cooper
• 87 •  Ladders • interior artwork by Mitchell Jamieson
• 88 •  Weightless • interior artwork by Robert Shore
• 88 •  First Step on the Moon • interior artwork by Norman Rockwell
• 89 •  Suiting Up • interior artwork by Norman Rockwell
• 90 • Saraswati in the Bronx • essay by William K. Stuckey
• 93 •  Cartoon: no caption [2] (Omni, September 1979) • interior artwork by Blachon
• 94 •  The Vacuum-Packed Picnic • interior artwork by
  Luděk Pešek^?Ludek Pesek
  Ludek Peshek
  [as by Ludek Pesek]
• 95 • The Vacuum-Packed Picnic • short story by Rick Gauger
• 97 •  Cartoon: no caption (Omni, September 1979) • interior artwork by Revilo
• 98 • Food for Zero G • essay by Dava Sobel
• 103 •  Cartoon: no caption [4] (Omni, September 1979) • interior artwork by Hoviv
• 137 • Explorations: Italy's Golden Age of Science • essay by Dava Sobel
• 146 • Last Word: Nuchic • essay by Stuart Diamond