The science of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Ian Stewart, and Jack Cohen
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In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett's original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.
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Fantasy fiction, Cosmology, Discworld (Imaginary place), Fiction, Scientists, Wizards, Elves, FICTION / Alternative History, FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure, Evolution (Biology), Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure, Discworld (imaginary place), fiction, Scientists, fiction, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism, General, Science / General, Fiction - GeneralShowing 5 featured editions. View all 25 editions?
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The science of Discworld
2014, Anchor Books
in English
- First Anchor Books edition.
0804168946 9780804168946
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Includes index.
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Contains a story by Terry Pratchett, around which Stewart and Cohen write about the Discworld.
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