The Science of Discworld
reference 1999 Discworld
Record
| First published | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | reference |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780091865153 |
Synopsis
This 1999 collaboration between Terry Pratchett and science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen alternates between comic Discworld fiction and serious scientific exposition, following the wizards of Unseen University as they accidentally create Earth ("Roundworld") and observe its evolution from the Big Bang through human civilization, using the story to explore real physics, chemistry, evolution and more.
Where it sits
- Universe: Discworld
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Terry Pratchett
Notes
- Hybrid: Discworld wizards narrative interleaved with real-science chapters (with Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Discworld (standalone work): position 30 of 56: previous The Fifth Elephant (1999) · next Nanny Ogg's Cookbook (1999)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett_bibliography
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Science_of_Discworld
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