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A really short history of nearly everything / (Record no. 18288)

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control field 12459879
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 080610s2008 enka j 001 0 eng
015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
National bibliography number GBA885465
Source bnb
016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER
Record control number 014662076
Source Uk
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International Standard Book Number 9780385614801 (hbk.)
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International Standard Book Number 0385614802 (hbk.)
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System control number (OCoLC)ocn233788051
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System control number (OCoLC)233788051
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System control number (Nz)12459879
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System control number (OCoLC)298711068
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Original cataloging agency UKM
Transcribing agency UKM
Modifying agency BTCTA
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 509
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bryson, Bill.
9 (RLIN) 10024
245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title A really short history of nearly everything /
Statement of responsibility, etc Bill Bryson.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Doubleday Children's,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2008.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 169 pages;
Other physical details illustrations (chiefly colour);
Dimensions 29 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Bill's own fascination with science began with a battered old schoolbook he had when he was about ten or eleven years old in America. It had an illustration that captivated him - a cutaway diagram showing Earth's interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and carefully removed about a quarter of its bulk. The idea of lots of startled cars and people falling off the edge of that sudden cliff (and 4,000 miles is a pretty long way to fall) was what grabbed him in the beginning, but gradually his attention turned to what the picture was trying to teach him - namely, that Earth's interior is made up of several different layers of materials, and at the very centre of it all is a glowing sphere of iron and nickel, which is as hot as the surface of the Sun, according to the caption.And he very clearly remembers thinking: How do they know that? Bill's story-telling skill makes the How? and, just as importantly, the Who? of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for all ages. In this exciting new edition for younger readers, he covers the wonder and mysteries of time and space, the frequently bizarre and often obsessive scientists and the methods they used, the crackpot theories which held sway for far too long, the extraordinary accidental discoveries which suddenly advanced whole areas of science when the people were actually looking for something else (or in the wrong direction) and the mind-boggling fact that, somehow, the universe exists and, against all odds, life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Science
General subdivision History
Form subdivision Juvenile literature.
9 (RLIN) 24343
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Discoveries in science
General subdivision History
Form subdivision Juvenile literature.
9 (RLIN) 24342
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Junior Non-Fiction
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification   For loan Children &Young Adults Section Waimate Waimate Junior Non-Fiction 10/03/2009 ALLB All Books New Zealand 32.00 9 509 A00508671 08/11/2023 17/10/2023 32.00 09/03/2009 Junior Non-Fiction
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