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Light Years: The Extraordinary Story of Mankind's Fascination with Light (Record no. 1314)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781848318144
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 535
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Clegg, Brian
9 (RLIN) 362711
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Light Years: The Extraordinary Story of Mankind's Fascination with Light
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom;
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Icon Books Ltd;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 01 Jan 2015
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 288 Pages;
Other physical details Paperback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This is the story of light and the people who were determined to unlock the secrets of one of the greatest puzzles of the Universe. Acclaimed science writer Brian Clegg recounts how civilisations from the Ancient Egyptians to the Mayans understood light spiritually, and looks at the first scientific grapplings with light by the ancient Chinese sage Mo Ti, the Greek philosopher Empedocles, Arab genius Alhazen and others. Clegg also explores the contribution of artists such as Brunellschi, Leonardo de Vinci and Durer to our understanding of light and examines the great revolutionaries of light theory including Galileo, Descartes, Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein. In this new edition of one of his best-loved books, Clegg finally discusses the work of scientists such as Maxwell, Edison and Gould that led to light-driven inventions from the camera to the laser, CDs and optical computers and explains the mind-bending advances of quantum physics.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Popular science
9 (RLIN) 362712
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date last checked out Price effective from Koha item type
Withdrawn   Dewey Decimal Classification     Karachi Karachi Science 04/05/2016   535 PKLC006715 20/09/2016   28/06/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17
  Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     Lahore Lahore Science 04/05/2016 2 535 PKLC001306 28/06/2018 28/06/2018 04/05/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17