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The Science of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Hardcover
from Palgrave Macmillan (May 2, 2005)
9781403945778 | details & prices | 195 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $69.99
About: Explores the science behind the writing of Douglas Adams' classic novel, and identifies the scientific debates that inspired such plot devices as the Babel Fish, space tourism, sentient computers, and the significance of the number forty-two.
About: Explores the science behind the writing of Douglas Adams' classic novel, and identifies the scientific debates that inspired such plot devices as the Babel Fish, space tourism, sentient computers, and the significance of the number forty-two.
Paperback
from Palgrave Macmillan (August 8, 2006)
9780230008908 | details & prices | 195 pages | List price $14.95
from Palgrave Macmillan (August 8, 2006)
9780230008908 | details & prices | 195 pages | List price $14.95
Reprint edition from Palgrave Macmillan (August 6, 2006)
9781403997265 | details & prices | 208 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Explores the science behind the writing of Douglas Adams' classic novel, and identifies the scientific debates that inspired such plot devices as the Babel Fish, space tourism, sentient computers, and the significance of the number forty-two.
About: Explores the science behind the writing of Douglas Adams' classic novel, and identifies the scientific debates that inspired such plot devices as the Babel Fish, space tourism, sentient computers, and the significance of the number forty-two.