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000 -LEADER |
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01921cam a2200349 a 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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16264447 |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20131008125727.0 |
007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Paper bound |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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100603t20102008nyuabf b 001 0 eng |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2010293678 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781400031870 |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)ocn437298763 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
BTCTA |
Transcribing agency |
BTCTA |
Modifying agency |
RNL |
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LEO |
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EPL |
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YDXCP |
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IXA |
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CDX |
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DLC |
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
lccopycat |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
509.4109033 |
Edition number |
22 |
Item number |
HO-A |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Holmes, Richard |
Dates associated with a name |
1945- |
9 (RLIN) |
28579 |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Age of wonder |
Remainder of title |
how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Vintage Books |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2010 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
xxi,552p. |
Other physical details |
ill. (some col.), maps |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-525) and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Joseph Banks in paradise -- Herschel on the moon -- Balloonists in heaven -- Herschel among the stars -- Mungo Park in Africa -- Davy on the gas -- Dr. Frankenstein and the soul -- Davy and the lamp -- Sorcerer and apprentice -- Young scientists. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
"The Age of Wonder" explores the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science": an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Three lives dominate the book: William Herschel, his sister Caroline, and Humphry Davy. |
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Herschel, William, |
Titles and other words associated with a name |
Sir, |
Dates associated with a name |
1738-1822. |
9 (RLIN) |
28580 |
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, |
Dates associated with a name |
1750-1848. |
9 (RLIN) |
28581 |
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Davy, Humphry, |
Titles and other words associated with a name |
Sir, |
Dates associated with a name |
1778-1829. |
9 (RLIN) |
28582 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Science |
Geographic subdivision |
Great Britain |
General subdivision |
History |
Chronological subdivision |
18th century. |
9 (RLIN) |
28583 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Discoveries in science |
Geographic subdivision |
Great Britain |
General subdivision |
History |
Chronological subdivision |
18th century. |
9 (RLIN) |
28584 |
906 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT F, LDF (RLIN) |
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7 |
b |
cbc |
c |
copycat |
d |
2 |
e |
ncip |
f |
20 |
g |
y-gencatlg |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Print |