From creation to chaos: Classic writings in science (Record no. 691224)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250603112543.0 |
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| 037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION | |
| Terms of availability | Reference |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | RTL |
| Transcribing agency | RTL |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Source of code | eng |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 084 ## - COLON CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | Ax1.N8 M9/SC |
| Assigning agency | RTL |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | From creation to chaos: Classic writings in science |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Basil Blackwell |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1989 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 280 p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This anthology of the literature of science comprises a collection of English prose, and some poetry, which sets out to demolish the myth that scientists cannot write and science is difficult and dull. The pieces are by scientists both ancient and modern, from Charles Darwin to Richard Dawkins, Isaac Newton to Peter Medawar, William Gilbert to Primo Levi. Also included are writings by such scientifically-minded laymen as H.G.Wells, W.H.Hudson and Arthur Koestler. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | English literature |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Nature of science |
| 9 (RLIN) | 811528 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Philosophy of science |
| 9 (RLIN) | 725578 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dixon, bernard |
| Relator term | Editor |
| 9 (RLIN) | 150971 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Classification part | "Ax1.N8, M9/SC" |
| Koha item type | Reference |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Colon Classification (CC) |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Colon Classification (CC) | Ratan Tata Library | Ratan Tata Library | 2022-09-27 | Ax1.N8 M9/SC | RT1148073 | 2022-09-27 | 2022-09-27 | Reference |
