Death by black hole and other cosmic quandaries (Record no. 70266)
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| fixed length control field | 02363 a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780393350388 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 523.8 |
| Item number | TYS |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Tyson, Neil Degrasse |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Death by black hole and other cosmic quandaries |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 384p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Contents<br/>Preface 11<br/>Acknowledgments 13<br/>Prologue: The Beginning of Science 15<br/>SECTION 1 THE NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE<br/>The challenges of knowing what is knowable in the universe<br/>1. Coming to Our Senses 25<br/>2. On Earth as in the Heavens 31<br/>3. Seeing Isn't Believing 38<br/>4. The Information Trap 48<br/>5. Stick-in-the-Mud Science 60<br/>SECTION 2 THE KNOWLEDGE OF NATURE <br/>The challenges of discovering the contents of the cosmos<br/>6. Journey from the Center of the Sun 69<br/>7. Planet Parade 75<br/>8. Vagabonds of the Solar System 85<br/>9. The Five Points of Lagrange 95<br/>10. Antimatter Matters 102<br/>SECTION 3 WAYS AND MEANS OF NATURE<br/>How Nature presents herself to the inquiring mind<br/>11. The Importance of Being Constant 111<br/>12. Speed Limits 119<br/>13. Going Ballistic 127<br/>14. On Being Dense 135<br/>15. Over the Rainbow 144<br/>16. Cosmic Windows 152<br/>17. Colors of the Cosmos 161<br/>18. Cosmic Plasma 168<br/>19. Fire and Ice 175<br/>SECTION 4 THE MEANING OF LIFE<br/>The challenges and triumphs of knowing how we got here<br/>20. Dust to Dust 185<br/>21. Forged in the Stars 192<br/>22. Send in the Clouds 199<br/>23. Goldilocks and the Three Planets 207<br/>24. Water, Water 213<br/>25. Living Space 221<br/>26. Life in the Universe 229<br/>27. Our Radio Bubble 238<br/>SECTION 5 WHEN THE UNIVERSE TURNS BAD<br/>All the ways the cosmos wants to kill us<br/>28. Chaos in the Solar System 249<br/>29. Coming Attractions 254<br/>30. Ends of the World 263<br/>31. Galactic Engines 268<br/>32. Knock 'Em Dead 275<br/>33. Death by Black Hole 283<br/>SECTION 6 SCIENCE AND CULTURE<br/>The ruffled interface between cosmic discovery and the public's reaction to it<br/>34. Things People Say 291<br/>35. Fear of Numbers 298<br/>36. On Being Baffled 303<br/>37. Footprints in the Sands of Science 309<br/>38. Let There Be Dark 320<br/>39. Hollywood Nights 327<br/>SECTION 7 SCIENCE AND GOD<br/>When ways of knowing collide<br/>40. In the Beginning 337<br/>41. Holy Wars 346<br/>42. The Perimeter of Ignorance 353<br/>References 363<br/>Name Index 369<br/>Subject Index 373 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | USA |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | FA |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Dwellings |
| -- | Cosmology |
| -- | Religion and science |
| -- | Exobiology |
| -- | Solar system |
| -- | Black holes (Astronomy) |
| -- | Space biology |
| -- | Astrophysics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Forest fires |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Faculty of Architecture | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 30/11/2022 | amazon.in | 1000.00 | 2 | 3 | 523.8 TYS | 024357 | 13/03/2023 | 11/01/2023 | 1000.00 | 30/11/2022 | Book |