World in the balance : (Record no. 1177)
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| fixed length control field | 00831nam a2200181Ia 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | NUBLRC |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 241210s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | NUBLRC |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | GC QC 83 .C74 2012 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Crease, Robert |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | World in the balance : |
| Remainder of title | the historic wuest for an absolute system of measurement / |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | WW Norton & Company |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 317 pages |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 190 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | How much? How many? How far? Millions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly enlightening, always enjoyable look at how this international system evolved. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Measurement ; Metrology ; Weights and measures |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | General Collection | NU BALIWAG | NU BALIWAG | General Circulation | Purchased - Big Bad Wolf | 190.00 | GC QC 83 .C74 2012 | NUBUL000000083 | 12/12/2024 | 12/12/2024 | Books |
