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02100aam a22004578i 4500 001 81A443CCF90911E3BE96BCB9DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20200118010508 008 140325s2014 nyu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2014007163 020 $a 0804168954 (ebook) 020 $a 9780804168953 (ebook) 020 $a 0804168946 (paperback) 020 $a 9780804168946 (paperback) : 035 $a (OCoLC)874901630 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d CZA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR6066.R34 $b S29 2014 082 00 $a 823/.914 $2 23 084 $a FIC028010 $a FIC009010 $a FIC028010 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Pratchett, Terry. 245 14 $a The Science of Discworld / $c by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. 250 $a First Anchor Books edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Anchor, $c 2014. 300 $a 414 pages ; $c 21 cm. 520 $a 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, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science. 650 0 $a Discworld (Imaginary place) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Scientists $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Wizards $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Elves $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Fantasy fiction. 700 1 $a Stewart, Ian, $d 1945- 700 1 $a Cohen, Jack. 941 $a 5 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518015534.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006080030.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20150514013826.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20150408010752.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20140704011043.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=81A443CCF90911E3BE96BCB9DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search