MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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01853cam a2200337 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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on1089997359 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20191230152418.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
190712s2019 maua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019027302 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MH/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
OCLCO |
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OCLCF |
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YDX |
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YUS |
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JTH |
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OCLCQ |
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VP@ |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674975880 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
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alkaline paper |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
067497588X |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
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alkaline paper |
| 024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER |
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| Standard number or code |
40029339034 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1089997359 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
523.12 |
| Item number |
S571 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Siegfried, Tom, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1950- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The number of the heavens : |
| Remainder of title |
a history of the multiverse and the quest to understand the cosmos / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Tom Siegfried. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Harvard University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2019] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 330 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
| Content Type Code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media Type Term |
unmediated |
| Media Type Code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier Type Term |
volume |
| Carrier Type Code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Out of chaos, a multiverse -- Robert Grosseteste's multiverse -- Aristotle versus the atomists -- The condemnation of 1277 -- Condemnation aftermath -- Cusa and Copernicus -- Wandering in immensity -- Planets and people -- Island universes -- E pluribus universe -- Many quantum worlds -- Anthropic cosmology -- Brane worlds -- Defining the multiverse. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"One of the most controversial, cutting-edge ideas in cosmology--the possibility that there exist multiple parallel universes--in fact has a long history. Tom Siegfried reminds us that the size and number of the heavens have been contested since ancient times. His story offers deep lessons about the nature of science and the quest for understanding"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Multiverse |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 994 ## - |
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C0 |
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NFG |
