The Stars of Heaven. (Record no. 65076)
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| control field | EBC431194 |
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| control field | MiAaPQ |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20181121152411.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 181113s2004 xx o ||||0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195346800 |
| -- | (electronic bk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Cancelled/invalid ISBN | 9780195171594 |
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| System control number | (MiAaPQ)EBC431194 |
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| System control number | (Au-PeEL)EBL431194 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (CaPaEBR)ebr10269179 |
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| System control number | (CaONFJC)MIL84375 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)609832116 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| -- | pn |
| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB801 -- .P53 2004eb |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 523.8 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pickover, Clifford A. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Stars of Heaven. |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Oxford University Press, Incorporated, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2004. |
| 264 #4 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | ©2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (254 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Stellar Parallax and the Quest for Transcendence -- CHAPTER 2 The Joy and Paschen of Starlight -- CHAPTER 3 Spectral Classes, Temperatures, and Doppler Shifts -- CHAPTER 4 Luminosity and the Distance Modulus -- CHAPTER 5 Hertzsprung-Russell, Mass-Luminosity Relations, and Binary Stars -- CHAPTER 6 Last Tango on the Heliopause -- CHAPTER 7 Stellar Evolution and the Helium Flash -- CHAPTER 8 Stellar Graveyards, Nucleosynthesis, and Why We Exist -- CHAPTER 9 Some Final Thoughts -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Stars in the Bible -- Appendix 2. Updates and Breakthroughs -- Further Reading -- About the Author -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Do a little armchair space travel, rub elbows with alien life forms, and stretch your mind to the furthest corners of our uncharted universe. With this astonishing guidebook, you don't have to be an astronomer to explore the mysteries of stars and their profound meaning for human existence. Clifford A. Pickover tackles a range of topics from stellar evolution to the fundamental reasons why the universe permits life to flourish. He alternates sections that explain the mysteries of the cosmos with sections that dramatize mind-expanding concepts through a fictional dialog between futuristic humans and their alien peers (who embark on a journey beyond the reader's wildest imagination). This highly accessible and entertaining approach turns an intimidating subject into a scientific game open to all dreamers. Told in Pickover's inimitable blend of fascinating state-of-the-art science and whimsical science fiction, and packed with numerous diagrams and illustrations, The Stars of Heaven unfolds a world of paradox and mystery, one that will intrigue anyone who has ever pondered the night sky with wonder. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Astrophysics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Stars. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Display text | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Pickover, Clifford A. |
| Title | The Stars of Heaven |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2004 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195171594 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=431194">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=431194</a> |
| Public note | Click to View |
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