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Atlas of the skies : (Record no. 19738)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2006411075
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 184406011X
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Original cataloging agency MMU
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Modifying agency MMU
Language of cataloging eng
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QB65
Item number .A85 2003
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 551.57
Edition number 21
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Atlas of the skies :
Remainder of title journeying between the stars and planets in the discovery of the universe.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cobhem, Surrey, UK :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. TAJ Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2003.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 240 p. :
Other physical details col. ill. ;
Dimensions 27 cm.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Hundred thousand years of astronomy: Little history: from the first astronomers to Aristotle -- First astronomical calculations -- More Greeks -- From Ptolemy to Copernicus -- Rock in the pool: Copernicus -- Kepler and Brahe: the mathematical proofs -- Galileo, Paladin of the revolution -- Newton and gravitation -- After Newton: Kirchhoff and the chemistry of the stars -- HR diagram: towards the future -- From the Earth to the Moon: Blue planet -- Lithosphere -- Hydrosphere -- Biosphere -- Atmosphere -- Earth in space -- Moon and the Earth-Moon system -- Lunar geology -- Movements and lunar phenomena -- Exploration and conquest -- Apollo expeditions -- Observing the heavens: Orienting oneself in space -- Observing celestial objects -- Observation sites -- Pattern of stars -- Observing the heavens -- More famous constellations -- Zodiac -- Observing the moon -- Observing the eclipses -- Instruments and space expeditions -- Exploration of the solar system -- Sun and its planets: Our star -- Structure and phenomena -- Activity of the sun -- From Mercury to Pluto -- Mercury -- Venus -- Mars -- Asteroid belt -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Pluto and Charon -- Comets, meteorites and interstellar masses -- Hypothesis on the origins of the solar system -- Stars, galaxies and beyond: Universe of suns -- Luminosity and distance -- Stellar spectra -- Evolution of a star -- Binary and variable stars -- Milky way and beyond -- Structure -- Close to the galaxy -- Beyond the Milky Way -- Suggestions -- Explanatory bibliography -- Glossary -- Analytical index.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Stars
Form subdivision Atlases.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Planets
Form subdivision Atlases.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Constellations
Form subdivision Charts, diagrams, etc.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Clouds.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Library of Congress Classification     Maasai Mara University Library -Main Campus Maasai Mara University Library -Main Campus 11/01/2016 Donation -T4C   QB65 .A85 2003 17024347 11/01/2016 11/01/2016 R
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