MARC details
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03074cam a2200409 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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2013051026 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20250203141826.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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131226s2014 nyuab b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2013051026 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781616149130 (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1616149132 (paperback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| Canceled/invalid ISBN |
9781616149147 (ebook) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
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MvI |
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UtOrBLW |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QB651 |
| Item number |
.B87 2014 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
551.3/97 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
SCI004000 |
| Number source |
bisacsh |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Burrows, William E., |
| Dates associated with a name |
1937-2024, |
| 9 (RLIN) |
952 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The asteroid threat : |
| Remainder of title |
defending our planet from deadly near-Earth objects / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
William E. Burrows. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Amherst, New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Prometheus Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2014. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
282 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, maps ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Chelyabinsk: Russian roulette -- Chicken Little was right -- Know thine enemy -- The fascination factor -- The other Salvation Army -- The Department of Planetary Defense -- The ultimate Strategic Defense Initiative -- The survival imperative. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet. The explosion of a large meteor over Chelyabinsk, Siberia, in February 2013 is just the latest reminder that planet Earth is vulnerable to damaging and potentially catastrophic collisions with space debris of various kinds. In this informative and forward-looking book, veteran aerospace writer William E. Burrows explains what we can do in the future to avoid far more serious impacts from "Near-Earth Objects" (NEOs), as they are called in the planetary defense community. The good news is that humanity is now equipped with the advanced technology necessary to devise a long-term strategy to protect the planet. Burrows outlines the following key features of an effective planetary defense strategy: * A powerful space surveillance system capable of spotting a serious threat from space at least a year in advance * A space craft "nudge" that would throw a collision-course asteroid off target long before it poses the threat of imminent impact * A weapons system to be used as a last-ditch method to blast an NEO should all else fail. The author notes the many benefits for world stability and increasing international cooperation resulting from a united worldwide effort to protect the planet. Combining realism with an optimistic can-do attitude, Burrows shows that humanity is capable of overcoming a potentially calamitous situation"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
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1 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Asteroids |
| General subdivision |
Collisions with Earth. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
3816 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Comets |
| General subdivision |
Collisions with Earth. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
3817 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Natural disasters. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
2983 |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
SCIENCE / Astronomy. |
| Source of heading or term |
bisacsh |
| 948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN) |
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| Series part designator, SPT (RLIN) |
u603460 |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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QB651 .B87 2014 |
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LC |
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EY8Z |
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33039001358463 |
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31871 |