World in the balance : (Record no. 122991)
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| fixed length control field | 01756cam a22003614a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 16919879 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | ARRUPE |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20150716175600.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 110815s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2011029026 |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Record control number | 015855674 |
| Source | Uk |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780393072983 (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0393072983 (hardcover) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)ocn668194854 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | YDX |
| -- | BTCTA |
| -- | YDXCP |
| -- | GK8 |
| -- | UKMGB |
| -- | ABG |
| -- | MOF |
| -- | BWX |
| -- | COO |
| -- | YBM |
| -- | CDX |
| -- | WES |
| -- | DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QC83 |
| Item number | .C74 2011 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 530.8/1 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Crease, Robert P. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 13653 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | World in the balance : |
| Remainder of title | the historic quest for an absolute system of measurement / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Robert P. Crease. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | W.W. Norton, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 317 p. : |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: The noonday cannon -- Vitruvian man -- Ancient China : feet and flutes -- West Africa : gold weights -- France : "realities of life and labor" -- Halting steps toward universality -- "One of the greatest triumphs of modern civilization" -- Metrophilia and metrophobia -- Surely you're joking, Mr. Duchamp! -- Dreams of a final standard -- Universal system : the Si -- The modern metroscape -- Au revoir, kilogram. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Offers the story of the invention of a global network of weights, scales, and instruments for measurement. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Weights and measures |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18362 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Measurement |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18363 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Metrology. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 18364 |
| 906 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT F, LDF (RLIN) | |
| a | 7 |
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| c | orignew |
| d | 1 |
| e | ecip |
| f | 20 |
| g | y-gencatlg |
| 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 | 16/07/2015 | QC83.C74 2011 | 46500004542 | 02/07/2019 | 16/07/2015 | Monograph ( Printed materials) |