The prophet and the astronomer : (Record no. 101410)
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| fixed length control field | 060320s2001 nyua b 001 0 eng |
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| control field | ocm48811197 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2002000538 |
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| National bibliography number | GBA3-13390 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0393049876 (hardcover) |
| 029 1# - OTHER SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | UKM |
| System control number | bA313390 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780393049879 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780393049879 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780393049879 |
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| Canceled/invalid control number | (Sirsi) 167899 |
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| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | UKM |
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| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| Language code of original | por |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QB981 |
| Item number | .G57413 2001 |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN) | |
| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) | QB 981 .G57413 2001 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gleiser, Marcelo. |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Fim da terra e do cu��?�. |
| Language of a work | English |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The prophet and the astronomer : |
| Remainder of title | a scientific journey to the end of time / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | by Marcelo Gleiser. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | W.W. Norton, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 256 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Part I : End is near! -- Skies are falling -- Celestial messages ; Bridge to eternity ; Dreams of perfection ; Visions of doom and redemption ; Revelations of the end -- Heaven's alarm to the world -- Importance of being vague ; Wars of redemption ; Masque of the red death ; Re-creating heaven and hell ; Apocalypse now! ; Thus spoke the science apologist -- Part II : Cosmic collisions -- Making worlds -- Stone of Aegospotami ; Evil also rises ; Cosmic boils ; Rationalization of doom ; Genesis of worlds ; Genesis of worlds, circa A.D. 2001 -- Impact! -- Geology turns catastrophe ; Dinosaur doom ; Apocalyse now? ; Searching for killers ; Fighting doom in outer space ; Prepare or else! -- Part III : Rise and fall of stars -- Fire in the sky -- Sun worshipers ; Solar chemistry ; Solar alchemy ; Red giants ; Shedding of the veil -- Cosmic maelstroms -- Unbearable heaviness of being ; New stars that are old ; Absurd idea ; Last bastions of normalcy ; Gravity redefined ; Descent into the maelstrom : prologue ; Descent into the maelstrom : a fantasy ; Descent into the maelstrom : Postscript -- Part IV : To the end of time -- Fire and ice -- Cosmos, circa 1945 ; Cosmos, circa 1980 ; Short discourse on time : part I -- Time regained -- Cosmos, circa 1998 : building blocks ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : the quartet of fundamental forces ; Quest for unification : the inner-space/outer-space connection ; Quest for unification : toward the beginning ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : cosmic challenges ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : inflating the big bang ; Cosmos, circa 1998 : the quest for new cosmic origins ; Cosmos, circa 2002 : remembrance of fluctuations past ; Cosmos, circa 2002 : the return of the ether? ; Short discourse on time : part 2 -- Epilogue : Celestial wisdom. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Cosmology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Religion and science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | End of the universe. |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Storms Research Center | Storms Research Center | Main Collection | 10/28/2025 | QB 981 .G57413 2001 | 98630007 | 10/28/2025 | 10/28/2025 | Book |