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Astronomy / (Record no. 28314)

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control field bcotR000169
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20210215102155.0
006 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION
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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency COF
Transcribing agency COF
Modifying agency K6U
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781938168284
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 1938168283
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)961476196
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QB14
Item number .F73eb
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Fraknoi, Andrew,
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Astronomy /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer OpenStax College, Rice University,
264 #2 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Open Textbook Library
264 #2 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer BCcampus, BC Open Textbook Project
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource :
Other physical details chiefly colour illustrations
310 ## - CURRENT PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
Current publication frequency Updated irregularly.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes index.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. Science and the Universe: A Brief Tour -- 2. Observing the Sky: The Birth of Astronomy -- 3. Orbits and Gravity -- 4. Earth, Moon, and Sky -- 5. Radiation and Spectra -- 6. Astronomical Instruments -- 7. Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System -- 8. Earth as a Planet -- 9. Cratered Worlds -- 10. Earthlike Planets: Venus and Mars -- 11. The Giant Planets -- 12. Rings, Moons, and Pluto -- 13. Comets and Asteroids: Debris of the Solar System -- 14. Cosmic Samples and the Origin of the Solar System -- 15. The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star -- 16. The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse -- 17. Analyzing Starlight -- 18. The Stars: A Celestial Census -- 19. Celestial Distances -- 20. Between the Stars: Gas and Dust in Space -- 21. The Birth of Stars and the Discovery of Planets outside the Solar System -- 22. Stars from Adolescence to Old Age -- 23. The Death of Stars -- 24. Black Holes and Curved Spacetime -- 25. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 26. Galaxies -- 27. Active Galaxies, Quasars, and Supermassive Black Holes -- 28. The Evolution and Distribution of Galaxies -- 29. The Big Bang -- 30. Life in the Universe
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. The book begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies and cosmology. The Astronomy textbook builds student understanding through the use of relevant analogies, clear and non-technical explanations, and rich illustrations. Mathematics is included in a flexible manner to meet the needs of individual instructors."--Open Textbook Library.
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE
Source of description note Description based on online version, Revision AS-2016-000(10/16)-RS; Title from PDF (viewed on October 31, 2016)
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Astronomy
General subdivision Environmental aspects.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Astronomy
Form subdivision Observations
General subdivision Effect of pollution on.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Astronomy.
Source of heading or term fast
Authority record control number or standard number (OCoLC)fst00819673
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Astronomy
General subdivision Environmental aspects.
Source of heading or term fast
Authority record control number or standard number (OCoLC)fst00819692
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Morrison, David.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wolff, Sidney C.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Open Textbook Library,
Relator term distributor.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element BC Open Textbook Project,
Relator term distributor.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element BCcampus.
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified BC Open Textbook Project title homepage
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-fdbe155b9702&contributor=&keyword=&subject=">https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-fdbe155b9702&contributor=&keyword=&subject=</a>
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified BC Open Textbook Project PDF file
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-fdbe155b9702/1/astronomy-9.1.pdf">http://solr.bccampus.ca:8001/bcc/file/aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-fdbe155b9702/1/astronomy-9.1.pdf</a>
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Open Textbook Library
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href=" https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=390 "> https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=390 </a>
Holdings
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 Date last seen Uniform Resource Identifier Price effective from Koha item type
          Digital Library Digital Library Online Access 15.02.2021   QB14 .F73eb 15.02.2021 https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-fdbe155b9702&contributor=&keyword=&subject= 15.02.2021 eBook

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