In general, I agree that you're probably right. Asimov tends to be remarkably articulate though so it might be worth it (or it might not, I've never read that p

In general, I agree that you're probably right. Asimov tends to be remarkably articulate though so it might be worth it (or it might not, I've never read that particular title). Note that while older scientific materials (ie research papers, not topical sources) often have huge gaps compared to current knowledge, they are still generally impressively accurate in what they do say. Good science really does operate as a refinement process for the most part.