Science of Discworld
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Science of Discworld volume 1
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English
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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,...
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Science of Discworld volume 2
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Anchor Books
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2015.
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English
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"In The Science of Discworld, the wizards of Unseen University unwittingly created Earth (aka Roundworld) and our universe. At the time, they were so concerned with the rules of this new universe that they overlooked its inhabitants completely. Now, they have finally noticed humanity. And humanity has company: Elves, who want very much to take over human society. In this second installment in the Science of Discworld miniseries, Terry Pratchett and...
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Science of Discworld volume 3
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Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Ever since Roundworld (aka, the earth) sprang up in a magical experiment gone wrong, the wizards of Unseen University have done their best to look after their creation. But the planet seems to have gone down the wrong leg of the Trousers of time. When the Reverend Charles Darwin's Theology of Species popularizes his theory of divine design, Victorian England guilelessly embraces it and the progress of science slows to a crawl. Unless the wizards...
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