Melting the earth: the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions/ (Record no. 148792)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 00385nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195106657 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.21 |
| Item number | SIG/M |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sigurdsson, Haraldur |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Melting the earth: the history of ideas on volcanic eruptions/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Haraldur Sigurdsson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | ix, 260 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions | 27 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The heat below --<br/>From the Stone Age to volcano myths --<br/>The Bronze Age eruption of Thera and lost Atlantis --<br/>Subterranean wind and internal combustion --<br/>The Plinian eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 --<br/>The chimneys of Hell --<br/>Renaissance and Earth science --<br/>Burning mountains and cooling stars --<br/>Columnar basalt and the Neptunists --<br/>The first field volcanologists --<br/>Baron Münchausen in the volcano --<br/>Chemical reactions as the source of heat in the Earth --<br/>From fluid to solid Earth --<br/>The melting by decrease in pressure --<br/>Radioactive heat and convection --<br/>Source of magmas. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Volcanism |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Volcanoes |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 551.21 SIG/M | P03452 | 28/08/2016 | General Books |