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Black holes and other bizarre space objects / (Record no. 29487)

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CONTROL NUMBER
control field 00004159
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field DLC
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 200702151358
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 051209s2006 nyua j b 001 0 eng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2005035761
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER
Record control number 20059074639
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0778728560 (rlb.)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0778728706 (pbk.)
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780778728566
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780778728702
SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Stock number 1253434
Source of stock number/acquisition QBI
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency QBX
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-- NLC
-- XY4
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AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number 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)
d 523.8 JEF
c 122
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