| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01436cam a22003017a 4500 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
18149183 |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20140530094428.0 |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
140512s2015 enkabc 001 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2014397007 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781782128243 (hc.) |
| SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)ocn879282763 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
XY4 |
| Transcribing agency |
XY4 |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
lccopycat |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QA21 |
| Item number |
.R66 2013 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
510.9 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Rooney, Anne. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The story of mathematics : |
| Remainder of title |
from creating the pyramids to exploring infinity / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
by Anne Rooney. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
London, Eng. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Arcturus, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2015. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
208 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. (some col.), ports. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index and glossary. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction : the magic of numbers -- Starting with numbers -- Numbers put to work -- The shape of things -- In the round -- The magic formula -- Grasping the infinite -- Numbers at work and play -- The death of numbers -- Proving it. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Long ago, the earliest human civilizations discovered the strange and fascinating quality of particular numbers and wove them into their superstitions and religions. Numbers have entranced people ever since. This book tells the story of mankind through mathematics from cave dwelling to modern life-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mathematics |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
510 ROO |
| c |
345 |
