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03787cam a2200457Ka 4500 |
001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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ocn469158132 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OCoLC |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20190726150547.0 |
006 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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091124s2002 nyua sb 001 0 eng d |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780307485526 |
Qualifying information |
electronic bk. |
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Adobe Digital Editions |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0307485528 |
Qualifying information |
electronic bk. |
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Adobe Digital Editions |
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
System control number |
(OCoLC)469158132 |
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION |
Source of stock number/acquisition |
OverDrive, Inc. |
Note |
http://www.overdrive.com |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
TEFOD |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
TEFOD |
Modifying agency |
UOK |
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
Holding library |
UOKA |
050 14 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
QA466 |
Item number |
.L58 2002eb |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Edition number |
22 |
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
Classification number |
EBOOK 516.204 L764G 2008 |
999 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBERS (KOHA) |
Koha Dewey Subclass [OBSOLETE] |
02660715 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Livio, Mario, |
Dates associated with a name |
1945- |
9 (RLIN) |
7072 |
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
The golden ratio : |
Remainder of title |
the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Mario Livio. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
First edition. |
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Broadway Books, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
2002. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
viii, 294 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
Dimensions |
25 cm. |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
Content Type Term |
text |
Source |
rdacontent |
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
Media Type Term |
computer |
Source |
rdamedia |
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
Carrier Type Term |
online resource |
Source |
rdacarrier |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-277) and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Prelude to a number -- The pitch and the pentagram -- Under a star-Y-pointing pyramid? -- The second treasure -- Son of good nature -- The divine proportion -- Painters and poets have equal license -- From the tiles to the heavens -- Is God a mathematician? |
506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE |
Terms governing access |
Requires an SPL library card. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc |
Throughout history, thinkers from mathematicians to theologians have pondered the mysterious relationship between numbers and the nature of reality. In this fascinating book, the author tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887. This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as "The Golden Ratio," was discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago because of its crucial role in the construction of the pentagram, to which magical properties had been attributed. Since then it has shown a propensity to appear in the most astonishing variety of places, from mollusk shells, sunflower florets, and rose petals to the shape of the galaxy. Psychological studies have investigated whether the Golden Ratio is the most aesthetically pleasing proportion extant, and it has been asserted that the creators of the Pyramids and the Parthenon employed it. It is believed to feature in works of art from Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali's The Sacrament of the Last Supper, and poets and composers have used it in their works. It has even been found to be connected to the behavior of the stock market! This book is a captivating journey through art and architecture, botany and biology, physics and mathematics. It tells the human story of numerous phi-fixated individuals, including the followers of Pythagoras who believed that this proportion revealed the hand of God; astronomer Johannes Kepler, who saw phi as the greatest treasure of geometry; such Renaissance thinkers as mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa; and such masters of the modern world as Goethe, Cezanne, Bartok, and physicist Roger Penrose. Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, the author reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist. |
533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE |
Type of reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. |
Place of reproduction |
New York : |
Agency responsible for reproduction |
Broadway Books, |
Date of reproduction |
2008. |
Note about reproduction |
Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 6460 KB). |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Golden section |
9 (RLIN) |
915 |
655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
Genre/form data or focus term |
Electronic books. |
9 (RLIN) |
538 |
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
OverDrive, Inc. |
9 (RLIN) |
727 |
776 1# - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
Qualifying information |
Original |
International Standard Book Number |
9780767908153 |
Record control number |
(DLC) 2002023084 |
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(OCoLC)49226115 |
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://spl.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8D398453-BA95-49EE-A495-3C6C7458BF5D">http://spl.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=8D398453-BA95-49EE-A495-3C6C7458BF5D</a> |
Link text |
Click here to access this electronic item |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Book |