Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Under alien skies : (Record no. 97742)

020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780393867305
Qualifying information (hardcover)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0393867307
Qualifying information (hardcover)
029 1# - (OCLC)
OCLC library identifier AU@
System control number 000073644447
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)1374606421
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code zo-----
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library AJMA
050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QB44.3
Item number .P59 2023
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 520 Pla
Item number 11
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 520 Pla
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Plait, Philip
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Under alien skies :
Remainder of title a sightseer's guide to the universe
Statement of responsibility, etc Philip Plait, PhD
246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title Sightseer's guide to the universe
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York, NY
Name of publisher, distributor, etc W.W. Norton & Company
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2023
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Other physical details illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions 24 cm
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-307) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note One small step : the Moon -- Red sky at night : Mars -- Vermin of the sky : asteroids and comets -- One ringed world to rule them all : Saturn -- At the solar system's edge : Pluto -- A mini-solar system : planets around red dwarf stars -- Tatooine's sky : planets with two suns -- A planet with a million suns : globular clusters -- Inside star factories : nebulae -- The last sky you'll ever see : black holes -- Epilogue.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Drawing on the latest scientific research and his prodigious imagination, a renowned astronomer and science communicator takes us on an immersive tour of the universe to view ten of the most spectacular sights outer space has to offer, including the strange, beautiful shadows cast by a hundred thousand stars.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note 111480
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy
Form subdivision Popular works.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Universe
Form subdivision Popular works
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Outer space
Form subdivision Popular works
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type 500 - 599
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Permanent Location Current Location Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Barcode Date last seen Public note
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