The publishing house "Peter" starts the new season of science meetings "Science is not flour" on the series of books "New Science" and "Pop Science"

The theme of the meeting: "59th anniversary of the launch of the first satellite of the Earth - what's new?"

October 12 at 19.00 in the "" on Vosstaniya (St. Petersburg, Ligovsky pr. 10) we will talk about the books:

★ “5 000 000 000 years of solitude. The search for life among the stars "L. Billings

Are there planets similar to Earth in our Galaxy or beyond? Are natural conditions on Earth typical of the terrestrial planets or are we living in a unique world? Are we alone in the universe? It was these questions that pushed Lee Billings to the idea of ​​writing this book.

»View the book here

★ “The story of everything. 14 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution, by N. Tyson and D. Goldsmith

Our origins did not begin on Earth, but, in fact, in space. Based on scientific discoveries and research, where several sciences intersect - geology, biology, astrophysics and cosmology - you will learn how our knowledge of space was shaped.

In this book, Neil Degrass Tyson and Donald Goldsmith will take you on a space tour, where you will learn about the birth of the galaxy, Mars exploration, discovery of water on one of the moons of Jupiter, and much more.

»View the book here

The creators of the series “Pop Science” and “New Science” Yulia Sergienko - the editor-in-chief of “Computer and popular science literature” and Oleg Sivchenko - the editor of the series will speak at the meeting .

The meeting is timed to the 59th anniversary of the launch of the first satellite of the Earth (October 4, 1957). Therefore, we will discuss the most interesting questions about space. Why is the main secret of the Universe still unsolved: is the Earth the most unique planet or are we looking for life in the wrong places? Let us discuss the history of the birth of our galaxy, the study of Mars, and much more.

Everyone can ask a question to the speaker, after which the best one on the topic of the meeting will be determined. The prize is one of the presented books!

"Science is not flour" - meetings and discussions with scientists, translators, editors who will help you understand new scientific theories and talk about popular books where these theories are presented.

"New Science" and "Pop Science" are popular science publications, bestsellers, popularizing science, written by famous scientists and researchers.

All books of the series can be found here:

» New Science
» Pop Science

We are waiting for you on October 12 at 19:00 in the “Bookworm” on Vosstaniya (St. Petersburg, Ligovsky pr. 10).

Free admission!