Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction : (Record no. 119850)
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| control field | MiAaPQ |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| fixed length control field | 240724s2016 xx o ||||0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780190620301 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780190620295 |
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| System control number | (MiAaPQ)EBC4740804 |
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| System control number | (Au-PeEL)EBL4740804 |
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| System control number | (CaPaEBR)ebr11297128 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)963580021 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MiAaPQ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
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| Transcribing agency | MiAaPQ |
| Modifying agency | MiAaPQ |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Q172.5.P77.W96 2017 |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 501 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wynn, Charles M. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction : |
| Remainder of title | Where Real Science Ends... and Pseudoscience Begins. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Oxford : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Oxford University Press, Incorporated, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2016. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Cover -- Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- About the Authors -- Prologue -- 1. The Road to Reality: Scientific Method -- 2. Scientific Reasoning in Action -- 3. The Road to Reality versus the Road to Illusion -- 4. UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Life Hypothesis -- 5. Out-of-Body Experiences and Entities -- 6. The Astrology Hypothesis -- 7. The Creationism Hypothesis -- 8. Normal Sensory Perception, Extrasensory Perception, and Psychokinesis -- 9. Alternatives to Medicine -- 10. Reflections on the Scientific Approach to Reality -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Additional Reading -- Websites -- Educational Modules -- Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction" carefully deconstructs five examples of pseudoscience--UFOs, out-of-body experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP-- and gives easy recipes to test other dubious notions so that the reader can ascertain what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience. |
| 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, 2024. 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 entry element | Pseudoscience--Popular works. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wiggins, Arthur W. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Harris, Sidney. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Wynn, Charles M. |
| Title | Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2016 |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780190620295 |
| 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/orpp/detail.action?docID=4740804">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4740804</a> |
| Public note | Click to View |
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