The sound book : (Record no. 134002)
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| control field | ocn856879292 |
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| control field | OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20251028093318.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 130823s2014 nyuab b 001 0 eng |
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| LC control number | 2013034491 |
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| System control number | (Sirsi) i9780393239799 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | IG# |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0393239799 (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780393239799 (hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)856879292 |
| Canceled/invalid control number | (OCoLC)846889435 |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QC 225.3 |
| Item number | .C69 2014 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | VF$A |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cox, Trevor J., |
| Relator term | author. |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Sonic wonderland |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The sound book : |
| Remainder of title | the science of the sonic wonders of the world / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Trevor Cox. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First American edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | New York, NY : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | W. W. Norton & Company, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 331 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations, map ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Media type code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| Carrier type code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "Published in Great Britain by The Bodley Head under the title 'Sonic wonderland : a scientific odyssey of sound'"--Title page verso. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The most reverberant place in the world -- Ringing rocks -- Barking fish -- Echoes of the past -- Going round the bend -- Singing sands -- The quietest places in the world -- Placing sound -- Future wonders. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "With forays into archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment, how our body reacts to peculiar noises, and how these mysterious wonders illuminate sound's surprising dynamics in everyday settings, from your bedroom to the opera house"--Amazon.com. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A professor of acoustic engineering provides a tour of the world's most amazing sound phenomena, including creaking glaciers, whispering galleries, stalactite organs, musical roads, humming dunes, seals that sound like alien angels, and a Mayan pyramid that chirps like a bird. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Sounds |
| Form subdivision | Popular works. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Noise |
| Form subdivision | Popular works. |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Storms Research Center | Storms Research Center | Main Collection | 10/28/2025 | QC 225.3 .C69 2014 | 98648073 | 10/28/2025 | 11.34 | 10/28/2025 | Book |