Archibald Higgins

Archibald Higgins 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".

This comics series explains mains advanced scientific concepts.

The Adventures of Archibald Higgins

1. Euclid rules OK?, John Murray, Londres, 1982 ISBN 071953983-8 (translation from Le géométricon by Ian Stewart)

   Here's looking at Euclid (and not looking at Euclid), W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 086576092-6 (idem)

2. Flight of fancy, John Murray, Londres, 1982 ISBN 071953982-X (translation from Si on volait ? by Ian Stewart)

   Flight of fancy, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 086576084-5 (idem)

3. Informagic, John Murray, Londres, 1982 ISBN 071953981-1 (translation from L'informagique by Ian Stewart)

   Computer magic, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 086576067-5 (translation from L'informagique by Ian Stewart)

4. The black hole, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 086576069-1 (translation from trou noir by Ian Stewart)
5. Everything is relative, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 086576068-3 (translation from Tout est relatif by Ian Stewart)
6. Big bang, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1986 ISBN 086576070-5 (translation from Big bang by Ian Stewart)
7. Run, robot, run, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1985 ISBN 086576083-7 (translation from À quoi rêvent les robots ? by Ian Stewart)
8. The silence barrier, W. Kaufmann, Los Altos, 1986 ISBN 086576096-9 (translation from mur du silence by Ian Stewart)

External links

• Site de l'association « Savoir Sans Frontières » funded by the author.

• Page from download of the comics, with PDF format.

• Lanturluland, ancient site of Jean-Pierre Petit dedicated to this Comics series.

• Polémique Sylvain ROQUES / Jean-Pierre PETIT.

• 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"

de:Die Abenteuer des Anselm Wüßtegern eo:Anselme Lanturlu fr:Anselme Lanturlu