Die Groot Gedagte (Gideon Joubert)
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Die Groot Gedagte (Gideon Joubert)
Large Paperback
Die eerste omvattende sterrekunde-boek om in Afrikaans te verskyn, het onmiddellik by publikasie groot opslae gemaak en het sedertdien meer as 30 000 eksemplare verkoop. Dit word pakkend aangebied vir kenners én leke, en danksy die maklik verstaanbare taal word uiters ingewikkelde begrippe en teorieë toeganklik.
Van die agterblad:
Hier staan ek in ‘n heelal van dooie atome. Ook in my liggaam is nie ‘n enkele lewende atoom nie. Maar ek lewe. Wat is lewe? Waar kom dit vandaan en hoe het dit ontstaan? Ek, ‘n stukkie dooie heelal met ‘n bewussyn, wat dink, ‘n stukkie van die heelal wat na homself kyk en oor die betekenis daarvan wonder, wat probeer verstaan.
Wat is werklikheid? Wat is waarheid? In hierdie boek probeer die skrywer in die lig van die jongste ontdekkings oor die kosmos en die kwantumfisika antwoorde op hierdie en ander vrae kry.
Die boek het ‘n grootse opset en beslaan drie dele: die makrokosmos, die mikrokosmos en die holistiese kosmos. Vir die eerste keer word die jongste kennis oor die kosmologie in verstaanbare Afrikaans op pakkende wyse vir beide die kundige en onkundige leser aangebied. Geen wiskundige of fisikakennis is nodig om die gevorderdste kwantumfisika en kosmologiese wonders te verstaan nie.
En wat van God? Fisici wonder waarvandaan alles kom, en hoekom die natuurwette so klaarblyklik beplan is om lewe, en ons, moontlik te maak. “Dit is ‘n beplande opset,” het Albert Einstein gesê. Die skrywer wy ‘n hoofstuk aan wetenskaplike en metafisiese argumente oor waarom die heelal nie toevallig kon gebeur het nie, maar klaarblyklik deur ‘n Voorsienigheid beplan is.
Prof. Gawie Cillié skryf oor die boek: “Wetenskaplikes praat hul eie besondere taal, en dit is bokant die koppe van die gewone mens… Maar nou het die oud-joernalis Gideon Joubert na vore gekom met ‘n eerste poging in Afrikaans om die kloof te oorbrug.”
“Ek kan die poging net met een woord beskrywe, briljant. Ek het die manuskrip met stygende belangstelling en entoesiasme gelees.
“Joubert verstaan die kuns om selfs ingewikkelde begrippe in ‘n helder leesbare trant weer te gee. ‘n Besondere kenmerk van die boek is hoedat die skrywer telkemale die wetenskaplikes in hul eie woorde laat praat. ‘n Mens maak byvoorbeeld kennis met die uitsprake van Albert Einstein en sy hedendaagse opvolger, Stephen Hawking, waarmee hulle hul eie groot ontdekkings begroet het.
“Die Groot Gedagte is nie maar net n weergawe van die belangrikste ontdekkings op die gebied van die sterrekunde, die fisika en verwante wetenskappe nie; dis ook nie ‘n opsomming van wat wetenskaplikes in die verlede gesê het, of wetenskapskrywers in ander tale oor die kosmologie te boek gestel het nie.
“Joubert het daarin geslaag om ook sy eie stempel op die weergawe van die verhaal van die heelal af te druk.”
We do not measure every book by hand but instead use the size table below and AI to list the size. Please note that US and UK sizes may differ slightly; where applicable, we provide dimensions for both. If you would like the exact size of a book, please WhatsApp us, and we will be happy to measure it for you.
| Format | Colloquially Called | Typical Dimensions (cm) | Description |
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| Format A | Small | 10.8 x 17.5 cm | Mass-market paperback, pocket-sized format. |
| Format B | Medium | UK: 12.9 x 19.8 cm US: 13.2 x 20.3 cm |
Medium paperback size, used in both UK and US editions. |
| Format C | Large | UK: 13.8 x 21.6 cm US: 14.0 x 21.6 cm |
Demi-size, often used for trade paperbacks in UK and US. |
| Extra Large | Extra Large | Greater than 14.0 x 21.6 cm | Larger books, including oversized trade paperbacks or hardcovers. |
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Format A
Colloquially Called: Small
Typical Dimensions: 10.8 x 17.5 cm
Description: Mass-market paperback, pocket-sized format.
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Format B
Colloquially Called: Medium
Typical Dimensions: UK: 12.9 x 19.8 cm
US: 13.2 x 20.3 cmDescription: Medium paperback size, used in both UK and US editions.
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Format C
Colloquially Called: Large
Typical Dimensions: UK: 13.8 x 21.6 cm
US: 14.0 x 21.6 cmDescription: Demi-size, often used for trade paperbacks in UK and US.
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Extra Large
Colloquially Called: Extra Large
Typical Dimensions: Greater than 14.0 x 21.6 cm
Description: Larger books, including oversized trade paperbacks or hardcovers.
This is a high-level condition guideline. If you would like more information about a specific book's condition, please WhatsApp us. Please note that book clubs are one of our main avenues for sourcing books, and as such, names and book club notes are allowed on all conditions from "As New" downwards and may not always be explicitly mentioned. Please look carefully at the pictures of the book to assess its condition. Any other notable defects, aside from those in the "Key Features" column, will be listed above in the "At a Glance" column under "Observations."
| Condition | RM Rating | Description | Key Features |
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| Brand New | 10/10 | Completely new and unread. | Crisp pages, no marks, and no signs of wear. |
| As New | 9/10 | Almost brand new; typically in read-once condition. | No visible damage, but may have small marks or the previous owner's name. |
| Excellent | 8/10 | Lacks the crispness of a new book, but no major damage. | Clean and intact; very slight creasing on spine. |
| Very Good | 7/10 | Good condition with some signs of wear. | Slight spine concavity, off-white pages, and small bends on corners. |
| Good | 6/10 | More wear but still usable and readable. | Creased spine, yellowing pages, curling corners. |
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Condition: Brand New
RM Rating: 10/10
Description: Completely new and unread.
Key Features: Crisp pages, no marks, and no signs of wear.
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Condition: As New
RM Rating: 9/10
Description: Almost brand new; typically in read-once condition.
Key Features: No visible damage, but may have small marks or the previous owner's name.
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Condition: Excellent
RM Rating: 8/10
Description: Lacks the crispness of a new book, but no major damage.
Key Features: Clean and intact; very slight creasing on spine.
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Condition: Very Good
RM Rating: 7/10
Description: Good condition with some signs of wear.
Key Features: Slight spine concavity, off-white pages, and small bends on corners.
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Condition: Good
RM Rating: 6/10
Description: More wear but still usable and readable.
Key Features: Creased spine, yellowing pages, curling corners.
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