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9780091874773: The Science Of Discworld
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ISBN 10: 0091874777 ISBN 13: 9780091874773
Editorial: Ebury Press, 2000

Sinopsis

In the universe of Discworld, events follow the dictates of commonsense in a way that the particle physics of our own world does not.

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Críticas

"A carefully crafted effort that combines Pratchett's surreal and entertaining fiction with some exceptionally thought-provoking science writing." - "Frontiers"

Reseña del editor

In the 'fantasy' universe of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, everything runs on magic and common sense. The world is flat and million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten. Our world seems different - it runs on rules, often rather strange ones. Science is our way of finding out what those rules are. The appeal of Discworld is that it mostly makes sense, in a way that particle physics does not. The Science of Discworld uses the magic of Discworld to illuminate the scientific rules that govern our world. When a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic. Roundworld is, of course, our own universe. With us inside it (eventually). Guided (if that's the word) by the wizards, we follow its story from the primal singularity of the Big Bang to the Internet and beyond. We discover how puny and insignificant individual lives are against a cosmic backdrop of creation and disaster. Yet, paradoxically, we see how the richness of a universe based on rules has led to a complex world and at least one species that tried to get a grip on what was going on. . .

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Editorial
Ebury Press
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0091874777
ISBN 13 
9780091874773
Encuadernación
Libro de bolsillo
Número de páginas
368
Contacto del fabricante
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