Archibald Higgins

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Archibald Higgins (Anselme Lanturlu in the original French) is the main character of the comics series of "The Adventures of Archibald Higgins"; created by the French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Petit as a translation of his French series "Les Aventures d'Anselme Lanturlu".^{[citation needed]}

This comics series explains mainly advanced scientific concepts.^{[citation needed]}

The Adventures of Archibald Higgins

1. Euclid rules OK?, John Murray, Londres, 1982 ISBN 0-7195-3983-8 (translation from Le géométricon by Ian Stewart)

   Here's looking at Euclid (and not looking at Euclid), W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 0-86576-092-6 (idem)

2. Flight of fancy, John Murray, Londres, 1982 ISBN 0-7195-3982-X (translation from Si on volait ? by Ian Stewart)

   Flight of fancy, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 0-86576-084-5 (idem)

3. Informagic, John Murray, Londres, 1982 ISBN 0-7195-3981-1 (translation from L'informagique by Ian Stewart)

   Computer magic, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 0-86576-067-5 (translation from L'informagique by Ian Stewart)

4. The black hole, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 0-86576-069-1 (translation from trou noir by Ian Stewart)
5. Everything is relative, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 0-86576-068-3 (translation from Tout est relatif by Ian Stewart)
6. Big bang, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1986 ISBN 0-86576-070-5 (translation from Big bang by Ian Stewart)
7. Run, robot, run, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 0-86576-083-7 (translation from À quoi rêvent les robots ? by Ian Stewart)
8. The silence barrier, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1986 ISBN 0-86576-096-9 (translation from mur du silence by Ian Stewart)

External links

• (French) Site de l'association « Savoir Sans Frontières » funded by the author.
• (French) Page from download of the comics, with PDF format.
• (French) Lanturluland, ancient site of Jean-Pierre Petit dedicated to this Comics series.
• (French) Polémique Sylvain ROQUES / Jean-Pierre PETIT.
• (French) Site presenting somme comments about the errors and approximations of these comics (all in French):
  • About the comics "Tout est Relatif"
  • About the comics "L'Aspirosouffle (Si on volait ?)"
  • About the comics "Big Bang"
  • About the comics "Le Mur du Silence"
  • About the comics "Énergétiquement vôtre"
  • About the comics "Mille Milliards de Soleils"
  • About the comics "Le Chronologicon"
  • About the comics "Joyeuse Apocalypse"
  • About the comics "Le Trou Noir"