The Demon-Haunted World: (Record no. 1431317)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250602153005.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780345409461 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CSL |
| Transcribing agency | CSL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Source of code | eng |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 084 ## - COLON CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | O_,3N34,D N6 |
| Assigning agency | CSL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sagan, Carl |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Demon-Haunted World: |
| Remainder of title | Science as a Candle in the Dark |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New york: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Ballantine Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1996. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xviii, 457p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. |
| Dimensions | ; 21 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes Acknowledgment, references, and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.<br/>Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science—Philosophy |
| Form subdivision | Science—Social aspects |
| General subdivision | Pseudoscience |
| Chronological subdivision | Skepticism |
| 9 (RLIN) | 811443 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Scientific method |
| Form subdivision | Belief and doubt |
| 9 (RLIN) | 811444 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Colon Classification (CC) |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Classification part | O_,3N34,D N6 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Colon Classification (CC) | Central Science Library | Central Science Library | 2025-03-05 | N R Book Distributors | O_,3N34,D N6 | SL1656363 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | General Books |