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"In science fiction one can say a great many things that are unpalatable, … because it's expressed as science fiction you can slip it past their defenses."
- Frederik Pohl
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| Asteroid Belt | ||
| The circular region of space containing many small celestial bodies. |
As far as I know, this is the first use of the phrase in science fiction, but "asteroid belt" had been in common use since the mid-1800's.
| The asteroid belt was many millions of miles across, but they hoped to encounter very few of the spinning particles at this time. |
| Technovelgy from The Disc-Men of Jupiter,
by Manly Wade Wellman. Published by Wonder Stories in 1931 Additional resources -
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