Astrophysical Wonders : (Record no. 26955)
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| control field | EBC6605887 |
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| control field | MiAaPQ |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240724115103.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 240724s2020 xx o ||||0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781771700894 |
| Qualifying information | (electronic bk.) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (MiAaPQ)EBC6605887 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (Au-PeEL)EBL6605887 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)1250083102 |
| 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 | QB44 .A887 2020 |
| 082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 520 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Burton, Howard. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Astrophysical Wonders : |
| Remainder of title | A Conversation with Scott Tremaine. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Toronto : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Open Agenda Publishing, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2020. |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2015. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (57 pages) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Intro -- A Note on the Text -- Introduction -- The Conversation -- I. Personal Reflections -- II. Exoplanetary Insights -- III. Puzzles and Solutions -- IV. Rings, Comets and Pluto -- V. Investigating Stability -- VI. Large-scale Issues -- VII. Black Holes -- VIII. Fundamental Questions -- IX. Concluding Thoughts -- Continuing the Conversation. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book is based on an in-depth conversation with Scott Tremaine, Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study and an internationally renowned expert in both galactic-scale and planetary-scale astronomy. Topics covered include: the process of scientific discovery, in particular related to comets, Pluto, planetary rings, shepherding satellites, exoplanets, chaos theory and the formation, stability and uniqueness of our solar system. Further topics include galactic-scale astronomy, galaxy formation, dark matter, quasars, black holes, the large-scale structure of the universe and many outstanding open questions of contemporary astrophysics.This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and connections with other books in the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series. This carefully-edited book includes a detailed introduction, questions for discussion at the end of each chapter and connections with other books in the Ideas Roadshow Conversations series. |
| 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 | Astronomy. |
| 655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY | |
| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Main entry heading | Burton, Howard |
| Title | Astrophysical Wonders |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing,c2020 |
| 797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN) | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ProQuest (Firm) |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6605887">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6605887</a> |
| Public note | Click to View |
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