loom of God (Record no. 78787)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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International Standard Book Number | 9781402764004 (pbk.) |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 1402764006 (pbk.) |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
System control number | (OCoLC)319209233 |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 119 Pic |
Item number | 7 |
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
Classification number | 119 Pic |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Pickover, Clifford A. |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | loom of God |
Remainder of title | tapestries of mathematics and mysticism |
Statement of responsibility, etc | Clifford A. Pickover |
246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE | |
Title proper/short title | The loom of God |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Sterling |
Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2009. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 287 p. |
Other physical details | ill. ; |
Dimensions | 24 cm. |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Title | Contents Introduction Notes to the paperback edition 1. Are numbers Gods? 2. The end of the world 3. Pentagonal numbers 4. Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026 5. 666,666, Gnomons, and oblong numbers 6. St. Augustine numbers 7. Perfection 8. Turks and Christians 9. The Ars Magna of Ramon Lull 10. Death Stars, a prelude to August 21. 2126 11. Stonehenge 12. Urantia and 5,342,482,337,666 13. Fractals and God 14. Behold the fractal Quipu 15. The eye of God 16. Number caves 17. Numerical Gargoyles 18. Astronomical computers in canchal de mahoma 19. Kabala 20. Mathematical proofs of God's existence 21. Eschaton now 22. Epilogue Postscript 1. Goedel's mathematical proof of the existence of God Postscript 2. Mathematicians who were religious Postscript 3. Some mind-boggling terminology Author's musings Smorgasbord for computer junkies Notes References Index About the author |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | In a lively, intelligent synthesis of math, mysticism, and science fiction, Clifford Pick over explains the eternal magic of numbers |
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
Local note | 94549 |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science |
General subdivision | Philosophy. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Religion and science. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
General subdivision | Philosophy. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | 100 - 199 |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
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Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 16.16 | 6 | 119 Pic | 94549 | 2016-03-26 | 2016-01-13 |