000 -LEADER |
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01896cam a2200385 a 4500 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
control field |
00004079 |
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
control field |
OCoLC |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
control field |
200702271415 |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20040120160705.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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000316s2000 enkab c 001 0 eng |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
00503617 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0789455781 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0789461714 (pb) |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Modifying agency |
XY4 |
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SX@ |
AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
lcac |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
530.11 |
Edition number |
21 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Gribbin, John R. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Time & space / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
written by John and Mary Gribbin. |
VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Time and space. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London ; |
-- |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Dorling Kindersley, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2000. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
64 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill. (some col.), col. maps ; |
Dimensions |
29 cm. |
SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
Title |
DK eyewitness books |
GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Includes index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Space and time -- Ideas of the ancients -- Made to measure -- Exploring the globe -- Putting the earth in perspective -- Measuring time -- Like clockwork -- Biotime -- Biospace -- Timescales of history -- Shapes of space and time -- Putting the Universe in order -- Ultimate law of nature -- Ultimate speed limit -- marriage of space and time -- Special theory : proofs and tests -- Philosophy of time -- Beyond common sense -- Getting a grip on spacetime -- General theory: proofs and tests -- Black holes and beyond -- Across the Universe -- Across the Universes --God's dice -- Ultimate length -- Ultimate time -- Strings and things -- Birth of space and time -- How to build a time machine. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
From the flat Earth to the all-encompassing black holes, novas to dark stars, Gribbin and DK bring young readers into the fascinating twilight zone of time and space. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Time. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Outer space. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Time measurements. |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Gribbin, Mary. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
d |
530.1 GRI |
c |
211 |