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22449394 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20250704102532.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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220302s2022 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2022933866 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780198825838 |
| Qualifying information |
(paperback) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
22449394 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QB43.3 |
| Item number |
.O88 2022 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Ostlie, Dale A. |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
616 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Astronomy : |
| Remainder of title |
the human quest for understanding / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Dale A. Ostlie |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York, NY : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Oxford University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxiii, 886 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (chiefly color) ; |
| Dimensions |
26 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
unmediated |
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n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
volume |
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nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding, is an undergraduate-level textbook designed explicitly for general education courses taken by students from every discipline across the university. General education at its best instils in students a breadth of knowledge with an exposure to different ways of thinking. Given that the reader may not take another physical sciences course during their undergraduate career, it is vitally important that they learn how science is conducted, along with the importance of fact-based evidence, critical thinking skills, and the meaning of expertise. It is also necessary that the student understand the nature of scientific theory, the requirement of falsifiability, and the demand of constant testing. Part I emphasizes the history of astronomy, physics, and mathematics, focusing on how new discoveries and advances depend on previous knowledge. Scientists are also emphasized, thus placing science and mathematics in a human context, with special attention given to the many women who have contributed to astronomy. Just as science develops historically, the student's understanding is allowed to grow in the same way. Part II begins with our understanding of the Sun, followed by a brief overview of the Solar System. The remainder of Part II discusses the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets in more detail, concluding with exoplanets and the search for life elsewhere. Part III explores our understanding of stars, including supernovas and black holes, our Milky Way Galaxy, other galaxies and their distribution throughout space, cosmology, the Big Bang, and the distant future"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Astronomy |
| Form subdivision |
Textbooks. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
617 |
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7 |
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epcn |
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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 |
| Classification part |
52 OST |
| Call number prefix |
52 |
| Call number suffix |
OST |
