Dear reader! This is not just another boring scientific treatise. However, we won’t deceive you, this is not a novel about the Discworld. In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of the Unseen University accidentally created a new universe. In this universe there is a planet they call the Round World. (Ha! And we use a more capacious definition - Earth ☺) Discworld Science is a stunning mixture of fiction and scientific fact, created as a result of the creative union of Terry Pratchett and famous science popularizers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. The book amazingly combines Sir Terry’s trademark humor and completely accessible explanations of basic scientific principles (the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on Earth, as well as significant moments in the history of science). And believe me, dear reader, this book will definitely change your view of our Universe. For the first time in Russian!