The astronomy book. (Record no. 38723)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 170919t20172017nyua g 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781465464187 |
| Qualifying information | hardcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1465464182 |
| Qualifying information | hardcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0241225930 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780241225936 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | VPW |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | VPW |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Modifying agency | SRC |
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| -- | BDX |
| -- | HQB |
| -- | LNC |
| -- | NYP |
| -- | CHILD |
| -- | IMD |
| -- | DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | lccopycat |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB 15 |
| Item number | .A88 2017 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 520 |
| Edition information | 23 |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The astronomy book. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First American edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York, New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | DK Publishing, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2017. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 352 pages : |
| Other physical details | color illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Big ideas simply explained |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to help clarify hard-to-grasp concepts and explain almost 100 big astronomical ideas. Covering the biographies of key astronomers through the ages such as Ptolemy, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Hawking, The Astronomy Book details their theories and discoveries in a user-friendly format to make the information accessible and easy to follow.-- |
| Assigning source | Source other than Library of Congress. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Astronomy. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Telescopes. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Planets. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Astrophysics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Stars. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Constellations. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mitton, Jacqueline, |
| Relator term | contributor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hughes, David W. |
| Fuller form of name | (David Wolstenholme), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1941- |
| Relator term | contributor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dinwiddie, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1953- |
| Relator term | contributor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Johnson, Penny, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1960- |
| Relator term | contributor. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Jackson, Tom, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1972- |
| Relator term | contributor. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | DK Publishing, Inc. |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Big ideas simply explained. |
| 900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA] | |
| Relator term | IBS-WFK |
| 900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA] | |
| Dates associated with a name | Damage |
| 900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA] | |
| Titles and other words associated with a name | |
| 900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA] | |
| Numeration | |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| -- | IBS |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Date last seen | Total checkouts | Full call number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired |
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| 03/19/2026 | QB 15 .A88 2017 | 03/19/2026 | Books | Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences | Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences | 03/19/2026 |