Science firsts : (Record no. 11992)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 13041808 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | EG-ScBUE |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240821092920.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 021226t2002 nyua f b 001 0deng d |
| 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 |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | GKV |
| Modifying agency | ZQP |
| -- | IXA |
| -- | DLC |
| -- | EG-ScBUE |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 509 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| Item number | ADL |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Adler, Robert E., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1946- |
| Relator term | author. |
| 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. |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | John Wiley, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | [2002] |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | c2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vii, 232 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Source | rdacontent |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Source | rdamedia |
| Media type code | n |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| Carrier type code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 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 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science |
| General subdivision | History. |
| Source of heading or term | BUEsh |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6782 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Scientists. |
| Source of heading or term | BUEsh |
| 9 (RLIN) | 6783 |
| 655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Form subdivision | Reading book |
| 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 |
| Koha item type | Book - Borrowing |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | 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 | Alef-Baa | Central Library | Central Library | First floor | 24/06/2009 | Purchase | 150.00 | 3 | 41 | 509 ADL | 000016953 | 15/07/2025 | 04/01/2022 | 24/06/2009 | Book - Borrowing |