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"In the high-energy magic facility of Unseen University, the wizards have created a miniature cosmos that includes Roundworld, known to us as Earth. As they bicker over the meaning of this - to them - unfeasible and bizarre planet, we go on a tour of Big Science. From astrophysics to quantum mechanics, the interleaved chapters give us a briefing on the history and the present state of play of our scientific learning, while stressing alway the limits of our knowledge--. The tone is intelligent and humorous (think Horizon with laughs) and demands an intellectual engagement on the part of the reader. The result is a book in which the hard science is as gripping as the fiction--one for anyone with an interest in where science comes from and where it is going." - The Times
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The Science of Discworld, Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack S. Cohen
- Langue
- Année de publication
- 2000
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- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack S. Cohen
- Éditeur
- Ebury Press
- Publié
- 2000
- Format
- souple
- ISBN10
- 0091874777
- ISBN13
- 9780091874773
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Fantasy, Humour, Science, Magie, Littérature anglaise, Comédies, Évolution, Connaissances et savoir, Fantasy humoristique, Disque-monde, Big Bang, Mrakoplaš
- Première publication
- 1999
- Titre original
- The Science of Discworld
- Évaluation
- 3,95 sur 5
- Description
- "In the high-energy magic facility of Unseen University, the wizards have created a miniature cosmos that includes Roundworld, known to us as Earth. As they bicker over the meaning of this - to them - unfeasible and bizarre planet, we go on a tour of Big Science. From astrophysics to quantum mechanics, the interleaved chapters give us a briefing on the history and the present state of play of our scientific learning, while stressing alway the limits of our knowledge--. The tone is intelligent and humorous (think Horizon with laughs) and demands an intellectual engagement on the part of the reader. The result is a book in which the hard science is as gripping as the fiction--one for anyone with an interest in where science comes from and where it is going." - The Times