MARC details
000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
02716cam a22003497a 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
control field |
13041808 |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
control field |
20040621183224.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
021226s2002 nyua b 001 0deng d |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2002727233 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0471401749 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)ocm50618903 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
GKV |
Transcribing agency |
GKV |
Modifying agency |
ZQP |
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IXA |
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DLC |
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
lccopycat |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
Q125 |
Item number |
.A32 2002 |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
509 |
Edition number |
21 |
Item number |
ADL |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Adler, Robert E., |
Dates associated with a name |
1946- |
9 (RLIN) |
6781 |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Science firsts : |
Remainder of title |
From the creation of science to the science of creation / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Robert Adler. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
John Wiley, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2002. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
vii, 232 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill. ; |
Dimensions |
25 cm. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Thales and natural causation -- Anaximander orders the cosmos -- Pythagoras numbers the cosmos -- Atoms and the void -- Aristotle and the birth of biology -- Aristarchus, the forgotten Copernicus -- Archimedes's physics -- Ibn al-Haitham illuminates vision -- Copernicus moves the earth -- Galileo discovers the skies -- Kepler solves the planetary puzzle -- Van Leeuwenhoek explores the microcosm -- Newton: gravity and light -- A breath of fresh air -- Humphry Davy, intoxicated with discovery -- Visionaries of the computer -- Darwin's great truth -- A genius in the garden -- Mendeleev charts the elements -- In the realm of radioactivity -- Planck's quantum leap -- Wired on wireless -- Rutherford dissects the atom -- Einstein: matter, energy, space, and time -- Wegener sets the continents adrift -- Hubble's expanding universe -- Out of Africa -- Fermi and the fire of the gods -- McClintock's chromosomes -- A bit of genius -- The dynamic duo of DNA -- Echoes of creation -- We are not what we seem -- Planetary pioneers -- After Dolly, life will never be the same. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
"Tells the engaging and inspiring stories of thirty-five landmark scientific discoveries. From the first accurate prediction of an eclipse in 585 B.C. to the cloning of Dolly the sheep...Adler clearly explains the context and importance of these discoveries." |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Science |
General subdivision |
History. |
9 (RLIN) |
6782 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Scientists. |
9 (RLIN) |
6783 |
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
Resource For college |
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856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley042/2002727233.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley042/2002727233.html</a> |
856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Publisher description |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley035/2002727233.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley035/2002727233.html</a> |
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Materials specified |
Table of contents |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley031/2002727233.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley031/2002727233.html</a> |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Item type |
Book - Borrowing |
952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) |
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2009-06-24 |