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''The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch'' is a book set on the Discworld, by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. It is the sequel to ''The Science of Discworld'' and ''The Science of Discworld II: The Globe''. As with the first two volumes, the book alternates between a ''Discworld'' story and a serious scientific discussion.
The title refers to William Paley's watchmaker analogy and Richard Dawkins' subsequent description of evolution as the Blind Watchmaker. ==Plot summary== In the ''Discworld'' story the wizards learn that, once again, the history of Roundworld has changed, resulting in humans failing to leave Earth before the extinction event shown in the earlier books. They discover that the difference from established history was that Charles Darwin wrote a book called ''Theology of Species'', which described how evolution ''must'' be controlled by a Creator. This was generally accepted by both religious figures and conservative scientists, and led to a certain stagnation of thought, preventing the eventual invention of the space elevator. When the wizards try to correct this, the potential futures of Roundworld go mad. The possibility of Darwin ever writing the book becomes near zero, with most futures featuring his death or failure to write a book in seemingly improbable - and sometimes downright ridiculous - ways. The wizards eventually deduce that Roundworld has caught the attention of the Auditors of Reality, who approve of a universe which runs on unthinking rules, and disapprove of humans, who try to make it more like the Discworld. Unlike the elven invasion in ''The Globe'', which suppressed our creativity unthinkingly, this is a deliberate attempt to prevent humans escaping Earth. While attempting to maintain a timeline where ''The Origin'' was written, the wizards inadvertently take Darwin to the Discworld. There they discover that his line of thought was disrupted by the a Auditor-advised visit from the Disc's God of Evolution, leading to ''Theology''. After defeating the Auditors the wizards manage to correct this, by explaining the situation to Darwin. Since Darwin then wishes to forget the whole thing, they are ethically able to grant his request after showing him the culmination of his legacy - the Natural History Museum in London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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