| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2004107324 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1588341607 (hc) |
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1588341607 (hc) |
| 024 30 - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
9781588341600 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
j509 Hak |
| Item number |
25 |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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42007 |
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42007 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
j509 Hak |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hakim, Joy. frey50 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Aristotle leads the way / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Joy Hakim. |
| 246 14 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Story of science, Aristotle leads the way |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Washington, DC : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Smithsonian Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
282 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. (some col.), col. maps ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Story of science |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Birthing a universe -- Telling it like they thought it was : myths of creation -- Making days : were the calendar makers lunatics or just moonstruck? -- Ionia? What's Ionia? -- The "A" team -- Elementary matters : earth, air, fire, and water, says Empedocles -- Being at sea -- Worshiping numbers -- Pythagoras knows it's round -- Getting atom -- Aristotle and his teacher -- Does it change? No way, says A -- Aristarchus got it right--well, almost! -- Alexander's city -- What's a Hero? -- Euclid in his elements -- Archimedes' claw -- Measuring the earth -- Rome rules -- Longitude and latitude plus two Greek mapmakers -- The greatest -- The saint who was no scientist -- No joke--the earth is pancake flat! -- Don't worry--the round earth is back! -- Absolute zero -- An "ox" who bellowed -- Books will do it -- The Antipodes : discovering down under -- Cosmic voyagers : is it fiction, or could it be true? -- Finally! How science works. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This book tells the story of the quest to answer an important question: What is this universe of ours all about? From the ancient city of Alexandria with its gigantic lighthouse and steam-powered vehicles, to faraway lands where Hindu and Arab mathematicians invented the number zero, the author invites readers of all ages to meet the forefathers of modern science and experience their greatest discoveries in astronomy, math, and physics.--From publisher description. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Astronomy |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mathematics |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Physics |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
juvenile |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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AJML |
| Koha item type |
j 500 - 599 |
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j509 Hak |
| 961 wl - |
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25 |