The golden ratio : (Record no. 121688)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 02853mam a22003494a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 3392847 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | ARRUPE |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20150115121335.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 020215s2002 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2002023084 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0767908155 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)ocm49226115 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | UOK |
| -- | JED |
| -- | C#P |
| -- | OrLoB-B |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA466 |
| Item number | .L58 2002 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 516.2/04 |
| Edition number | 21 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Livio, Mario, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1945- |
| 9 (RLIN) | 14009 |
| 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 | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York, NY : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Broadway Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii, 294 p. : |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-277) and index. |
| 520 1# - 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, Mario Livio tells the tale of a number at the heart of that mystery: phi, or 1.6180339887. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This curious mathematical relationship, widely known as the "Golden Ratio," was defined 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 the crystals of some materials, to the shapes of galaxies containing billions of stars. 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. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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 suggested that it is connected to the behavior of the stock market!". |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "The Golden Ratio is a journey through art and architecture, botany and biology, physics and mathematics. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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 one of the greatest treasures of geometry; such medieval thinkers as mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci of Pisa; and such masters of the modern world as Debussy, Le Corbusier, Bartok, and physicist Roger Penrose. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Wherever his quest for the meaning of phi takes him, Mario Livio reveals the world as a place where order, beauty, and eternal mystery will always coexist."--BOOK JACKET. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Golden section. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 14010 |
| 900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA] | |
| Numeration | TOC |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Monograph ( Printed materials) |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Main Collection | ARRUPE LIBRARY | ARRUPE LIBRARY | Main Collection | 15/01/2015 | QA466 .L58 2002 | 46500003236 | 02/07/2019 | 15/01/2015 | Monograph ( Printed materials) |