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| pages= 336<br />
| author= [[Patrick Di Justo]]<br/>[[Kevin R. Grazier]]<br />
| published= October 25, 2010<br />
| isbn= 0470399090<br />
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'''''The Science of Battlestar Galactica''''' ([http://www.wiley.com/ Wiley Publishing], 25 October 2010, ISBN 0470399090), written by [[Patrick Di Justo]] and Dr. [[Kevin R. Grazier]], is the official science guide to the [[Re-imagined Series]].<br />
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It covers various topics, including electronic warfare, artificial gravity, sublight propulsion, the humanoid Cylons ability to interface with machines, and other facets of the ''Battlestar'' universe.<br />
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This book features a foreword by writer/producer [[Jane Espenson]] and an afterword by actor [[Richard Hatch]].<br />
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== Table of Contents ==<br />
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Foreword: by Jane Espenson.<br />
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Acknowledgments.<br />
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Introduction: Moore’s Law.<br />
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I: Life Here Began Out There.<br />
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:1. Are You Alive?<br />
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:2. The Cylons: Man or Machine?<br />
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:3. Are We Creating Our Own Cylons?<br />
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:4. How Can Cylons Download Their Memories?<br />
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:5. Cylon Intelligence and the Society of Mind.<br />
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:6. A Dialogue Between A Smartass Fanboy and a Real Scientist, viz: The "Silica Pathways" to the Cylon Head.<br />
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:7. Colonial + Cylon + Natives = Human?<br />
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:8. The Colonial Pharmacopeia.<br />
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II: The Physics of Battlestar Galactica.<br />
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:9. Energy Matters.<br />
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:10. E=MC2.<br />
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:11. Special Relativity.<br />
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:12. General Relativity and Real Gravity (or Lack Thereof).<br />
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:13. The Wonderful World of Radiation.<br />
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:14. The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, or How the Cylons Can Re-Occupy Caprica After a Few Days but Not Dead Earth After 2000 Years.<br />
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III: The Twelve Colonies and the Rest of Space.<br />
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:15. Our Galaxy.<br />
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:16. A Star Is Born.<br />
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:17. The Many Different Types of Planets.<br />
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:18. Black Holes.<br />
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:19. There’s No Sound in Space, and No Color Either.<br />
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:20. Water.<br />
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IV: Battlestar Tech.<br />
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:21. The Rocket’s Blue Glare: Sublight Propulsion.<br />
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:22. Faster than Light: Galactica’s Jump Drive.<br />
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:23. Artificial Gravity.<br />
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:24. Navigation.<br />
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:25. Battlestars, Raptors, and Vipers.<br />
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:26. Toasters and Jam: The Complexities of Electronic Warfare.<br />
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:27. How Did the Cylons Infiltrate the Colonial Computer Infrastructure?<br />
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:28. So Where Are They?<br />
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Afterword by Richard Hatch.<br />
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Notes.<br />
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Author Biographies.<br />
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Index.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
*In a ''[[w:Los Angeles Times|Los Angeles Times]]'' article on the Re-imagined Series's influence on [[w:Facebook|Facebook]], the [http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Science-of-Battlestar-Galactica/14880351266 Facebook Fan Page] for the book was listed alongside the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] toy [[Battlestar Galactica Cylon Bubble Machine]].<ref>{{cite_web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/01/battlestar-ga-2.html|title='Battlestar Galactica' countdown: Facebook was possibly built by Cylons|date=7 January 2009|accessdate=21 August 2010|last=Phillips|first=Jevon|format=|language=English}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/90/04703990/0470399090.pdf Chapter 1: Are You Alive?]<br />
* [http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/90/04703990/0470399090-2.pdf Contents]<br />
* [http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/90/04703990/0470399090-1.pdf Index]<br />
* [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]], an article discussing the science of the [[Re-imagined Series|re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'']].<br />
* [[Astronomy of the Twelve Colonies]], a document that formed the basis of [[Quantum Mechanix]]'s [[Battlestar Galactica Map of the 12 Colonies|Map of the 12 Colonies]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Science-of-Battlestar-Galactica/14880351266 Facebook Fan Page]<br />
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