Critical difference (Registro nro. 109490)
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| control field | 68686 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134604.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Leinster, Murray, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1896-1975 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Critical difference |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956 |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Colonial Survey |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2022-08-05 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Critical Difference" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around the challenges faced by a Colonial Survey officer named Massy as he undertakes his first independent survey on the icy planet Lani III. The book delves into themes of survival, communication, and the effects of cosmic phenomena on human existence, particularly focusing on a critical drop in solar output affecting the habitability of Lani II, the colony's home planet. The narrative follows Massy's journey as he discovers alarming signals indicating that the solar constant is rapidly decreasing due to coinciding sunspot cycles. This trend poses an existential threat not only to the inhabitants of Lani III but also to his home world, Lani II. As conditions worsen, Massy, alongside a small group of colonists including the determined Riki Herndon, devises a plan to release metallic vapor clouds into the atmosphere to capture solar energy, serving as a makeshift shield against the intense cold. Through a combination of ingenuity, teamwork, and an evolving sense of responsibility toward his fellow colonists, Massy strives to create a viable future for them as he navigates personal connections, particularly with Riki, amidst the imminent cosmic peril. The story culminates in a hopeful transformation of Lani III, setting the stage for a potential revival of life in harsh conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United States: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1956 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Life on other planets -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Space colonies -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Climate change mitigation -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Van Dongen, H. R., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1920-2010 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Colonial Survey |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68686">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68686</a> |
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