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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
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- Publicado en
- 2000
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- Título
- The Science of Discworld
- Idioma
- Inglés
- Autores
- Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack S. Cohen
- Editorial
- Ebury Press
- Publicado en
- 2000
- Formato
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN10
- 0091874777
- ISBN13
- 9780091874773
- Etiquetas
- Ficción, Fantasía, Humor, Ciencia, Magia, Literatura inglesa, Comedias, Evolución, Conocimientos y Sabiduría, Fantasía humorística, Mundodisco, Gran Explosión, Mrakoplaš
- Primera publicación
- 1999
- Título original
- The Science of Discworld
- Calificación
- 3,95 de 5
- Descripción
- "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