Alex Through the Looking-Glass : (Record no. 36786)
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| fixed length control field | 01022nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | KCU |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240913095007.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781408817773 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | KCU |
| Language of cataloging | end |
| Transcribing agency | KCU |
| Modifying agency | KCU |
| Description conventions | AACR2 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 22 |
| Classification number | 510 |
| Item number | BEL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bellos, Alex |
| Relator term | Author |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Alex Through the Looking-Glass : |
| Remainder of title | How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | United Kingdom |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Bloomsbury |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 339 P. ; |
| Other physical details | ill. : |
| Dimensions | 26 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Alex Bellos, author of Snowflake Seashell Star, takes the reader on a tour of his favourite mathematical concepts to reveal the hidden numbers that underpin our everyday lives. In the course of his travels he explores the Ordnance Survey's obsession with trigonometry, explains why rollercoasters are a monument to Newton's innovations, ponders why we have superstitions about certain numbers, delves into the mysteries of hyperboloids and meets an anonymous member of a secret mathematical sect. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Non-fiction | KING CEASOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY | KING CEASOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY | Reserve Section | 10/03/2024 | purchase | 510 BEL | 5781 | 10/03/2024 | 1 | 10/03/2024 | Books |