Exploration of the universe / (Record no. 9980)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 3417554 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20231228120904.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 900830s1991 paua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 90052896 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0030345847(hb) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | EG-NcFUE |
| Transcribing agency | EG-NcFUE |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB45 |
| Item number | .A16 1991 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 20 |
| Classification number | 520 |
| Item number | A.G.E |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Abell, George O. |
| Fuller form of name | (George Ogden), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1927-1983. |
| Relator term | author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Exploration of the universe / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | George O. Abell, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | sixth edition |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Philadelphia : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Saunders College Pub., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1991. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 682 pages : |
| Other physical details | color illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 29 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Saunders golden sunburst series |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. [623]-628) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Early astronomy: myth and science --<br/>Copernicus and the heliocentric hypothesis --<br/>Gravitation: action at a distance --<br/>Gravitation in the planetary system --<br/>The celestial clockwork --<br/>The moon and planets in the sky --<br/>Light: messenger from space --<br/>Special relativity: a conflict brought to light --<br/>Optical astronomy --<br/>New windows on the universe --<br/>The planetary system --<br/>Earth as a planet --<br/>Cratered worlds: moon and Mercury --<br/>Mars: the planet most like earth --<br/>Venus: the hottest planet --<br/>The outer planets --<br/>Satellites and rings --<br/>Asteroids and impacts. (Cont.) Comets and interplanetary dust --<br/>Meteorites and the origin of the solar system --<br/>Surveying the heavens --<br/>Analyzing starlight --<br/>Double stars: weighing and measuring them --<br/>The stars: a celestial census --<br/>Between the stars: gas and dust in space --<br/>The sun: an ordinary star --<br/>The sun: a nuclear powerhouse --<br/>The birth of stars --<br/>Star clusters: tests of stellar evolution --<br/>Evolution and death of old stars --<br/>General relativity: curved spacetime and black holes --<br/>The milky way galaxy --<br/>Galaxies --<br/>Structure and evolution of the universe --<br/>The big bang. Appendices: Power of ten notation --<br/>Units --<br/>Some useful constants --<br/>Astronomical coordinate systems --<br/>Elements of an orbit --<br/>Some nuclear reactions of importance in astronomy --<br/>Orbital data for the planets --<br/>Physical data for the planets --<br/>Satellites of the planets --<br/>Total solar eclipses from 1972 through 2030 --<br/>The nearest stars --<br/>The twenty brightest stars --<br/>Variable stars --<br/>The local group of galaxies --<br/>The Messier catalogue of nebulae and star clusters --<br/>The chemical elements --<br/>The constellations. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Astronomy. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Morrison, David, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1940- |
| Relator term | author |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wolff, Sidney C. |
| Relator term | author |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Acquisition method | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Main library | Main library | A8 | 29/10/2015 | Donation | 1 | 1 | 520 A.G.E | 00013149 | 19/02/2025 | 17/11/2020 | 29/10/2015 | Books |