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DLC |
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200702151358 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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051209s2006 nyua j b 001 0 eng |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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2005035761 |
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
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20059074639 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0778728560 (rlb.) |
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International Standard Book Number |
0778728706 (pbk.) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780778728566 |
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International Standard Book Number |
9780778728702 |
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1253434 |
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eng |
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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QB843.B55 |
Item number |
J44 2006 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
523.8/875 |
Edition number |
22 |
AUTHOR NAME |
AUTHOR NAME |
Jefferis, David. |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Black holes and other bizarre space objects / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
David Jefferis. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Crabtree Pub. Co., |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2006. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
32 p. : |
Other physical details |
col. ill. ; |
Dimensions |
29 cm. |
SERIES STATEMENT |
Series statement |
Science frontiers |
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
What is a black hole?: the making of a black holes -- Singularity and disc: identifying a black hole and its parts -- Black hole hunters: spacecraft that track down black holes and other space objects -- Where are they?: Black holes are scattered across the universe -- Energy beams: huge bursts of energy far away in space -- Target earth?: are black holes a danger to our planet? -- Starbirth: black holes may actually help create new stars -- Wormhole highways: could we use black holes for space travel? -- Other bizarre space objects -- Micro stars: looking at white dwarfs and neutron stars -- Weird worlds: strange new planets that circle distant stars -- Danger in space!: Explosions, collisions, and other deadly space events -- Coming soon?: with new spaceprobes and telescopes, what could we find in the future? -- Reference section -- Discovery timeline: the history of astronomy, from early skywatchers to the near-future -- Glossary and web watch terms and concepts explained -- Index. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Examines the black hole, black hole hunters, what we could find in the future, and more. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Black holes (Astronomy. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Stars. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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523.8 JEF |
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122 |