The Science of Discword II: The Globe - Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen
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 The Science of Discword II: The Globe - Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen
 The Science of Discword II: The Globe - Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen ... wizards of Unseen University create 'Roundworld'. Both of these books mix Discworld humour with hard science, here exploring the development of the human mind.Newest Review: ... of Unseen University in the first Science of Discworld novel), which has managed to get itself infiltrated by Elves. ... more ...
Roundworld is a Discworld analogy of the Earth (well, the whole of our universe really, because magic does not exist there, and science reigns supreme), which the authors used in the first book to illustrate the theories being postulated about evolution. In this book, it is being used to illustrate the effect that Mind (with a capital M) has had on human development over the centuries.
Elves are nasty creatures, and when they introduce themselves into Roundworld immediately go about destroying the conditions which crea...more |
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The Science of Discword II: The Globe - Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen: Which came first - globe or dysk? (526 words)
by - written on 23/06/09 (Very useful, 11 readings)
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This is the second of (to 2009) three offerings where Terry Pratchett combines his storytelling might with two 'regular' scientists - Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart. The format follows the first (and precedes the third) by alternating a chapter about Discworld (which as any fool knows is flat, and sits on the back of four elephants, which in their turn, sit on the back of Great A'Tuin the star turtle), with a chapter about genuine science, in the real world (which isn't flat, and has little, if anything, to do with elephants who have to cock their legs to allow the sun to orbit correctly). The Discworld story (written, of course, by Terry himself) is ... Read the complete review
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