MARC details
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01984cam a2200361 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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15036738 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20191026151226.0 |
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071005s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2007041784 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780061241765 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)ocn174134134 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)174134134 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
BAKER |
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BTCTA |
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YDXCP |
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C#P |
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DLC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QA8.4 |
| Item number |
.S72 2008 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
510 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Stein, James D., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1941- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
How math explains the world : |
| Remainder of title |
a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
James D. Stein. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
HarperCollins : |
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Smithsonian Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxi, 264 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Prologue: Why your car never seems to be ready when they promised -- Describing the universe -- The measure of all things -- Reality checks -- All things great and small -- The incomplete toolbox -- Impossible constructions -- The Hope Diamond of mathematics -- Never the twain shall meet -- Even logic has limits -- Space and time: is that all there is? -- Information: the Goldilocks dilemma -- Murphy's law -- The disorganized universe -- The raw materials -- The unattainable utopia -- Cracks in the foundation -- The smoke-filled rooms -- Through a glass darkly. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Mathematics |
| General subdivision |
Philosophy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Mathematics |
| General subdivision |
Psychological aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Mathematics |
| General subdivision |
Sociological aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Number concept. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Mathematical ability. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Table of contents only |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip082/2007041784.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip082/2007041784.html</a> |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Materials specified |
Publisher description |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2007041784-d.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2007041784-d.html</a> |
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20 |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Universal Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
