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| fixed length control field |
01772cam a22003134a 4500 |
| CONTROL NUMBER |
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| control field |
2009517676 |
| CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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| control field |
DLC |
| DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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| control field |
20091119 .0 |
| FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
091116s2009 iluab j b 001 0 eng |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2009517676 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780716698173 (set) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780716698203 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QE521.3 |
| Item number |
.E275 2009 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
363.34/95 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Earthquakes. |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
2nd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Chicago : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
World Book, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2009. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
47, [1] p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. (some col.), col. maps ; |
| Dimensions |
28 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
World Book's library of natural disasters |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
What is an earthquake? -- Drifting plates -- The San Francisco earthquake -- Seismic waves -- Earthquake scales -- What happens during an earthquake? -- The Armenian earthquake of 1988 -- Earthquake and fire in Tokyo -- The Kobe earthquake -- Sinking into the earth -- The Mexico City earthquake -- Tsunamis -- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 -- Landslides and floods -- Avalanche in the Andes -- The Tangshan earthquake -- An earthquake in the Himalayas -- The Chilean earthquake -- Monitoring and predicting earthquakes -- Preparing for earthquakes. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Earthquakes. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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| d |
363.3 EAR |
| c |
323 |
