000 -LEADER |
fixed length control field |
01243cam a2200313 a 4500 |
CONTROL NUMBER |
control field |
4675250 |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
control field |
20120508132749.0 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
100118r20172014onca 001 0 eng d |
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
National bibliography number |
GBB007521 |
Source |
bnb |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9781552679135 (hbk.) |
SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
4675250 |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
StDuBDS |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
StDuBDS |
Modifying agency |
Uk |
AUTHENTICATION CODE |
Authentication code |
ukblcatcopy |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
500 |
Edition number |
22 |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
30-second theories : |
Remainder of title |
the 50 most thought-provoking theories in science, each explained in half a minute / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
editor, Paul Parsons ; foreword, Martin Rees ; contributors, Jim Al-Khalili ... [et al.]. |
VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Thirty-second theories |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Toronto, ON : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Prospero Books, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2017, c2014. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
160 p. : |
Other physical details |
ill. (chiefly col.) ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
When it comes to big science, very few things are conclusively known. From Quantum Mechanics to Natural Selection, what we have instead are theories - ideas explain why things happen the way they do. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Science. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Scientists. |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Parsons, Paul, |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Al-Khalili, Jim, |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
d |
500 THI |
c |
321 |