The book of wonders (Registro nro. 116673)
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| control field | 75948 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | UtSlPG |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260610134746.0 |
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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 | AG |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bodmer, Rudolph J. |
| Fuller form of name | (Rudolph John), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1872-1952 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The book of wonders |
| 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 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Also published as: First book of wonders. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2025-04-24 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Charlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Book of Wonders: Gives Plain and Simple Answers to the Thousands of..." edited by Rudolph J. Bodmer is an illustrated educational compendium written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a wide-ranging reference, offering clear, concise explanations for a vast array of "everyday questions" about science, technology, language, and human inventions. Its evident aim is to stimulate curiosity and provide practical knowledge on how both nature and human ingenuity have shaped the modern world. The book's accessible style and abundance of illustrations make it suitable for curious readers of all ages, especially children and young adults eager to understand the wonders that surround them. The opening of "The Book of Wonders" begins by detailing the book's origins—rooted in a father's efforts to answer his son's questions—and frames the work as a response to the innate curiosity found in children. The first section delves into foundational topics such as the history of writing instruments (from the stylus to the steel pen), how writing and speech developed, and the evolution of language and personal names. Subsequent segments explain practical inquiries like why a pencil writes, how a camera captures images, what causes stars to twinkle, and the origins of tools and weapons. Early chapters also offer engaging narratives about technological progress, from primitive stone-throwing to modern firearms, and provide clear scientific explanations for everyday phenomena—ensuring readers are both informed and inspired to wonder about the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | New York: Presbrey Syndicate, Inc., 1914 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science -- Miscellanea |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Curiosities and wonders |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Questions and answers |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Technology -- Miscellanea |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/bookofwondersgiv00bodmiala/page/n07/mode/2up">https://archive.org/details/bookofwondersgiv00bodmiala/page/n07/mode/2up</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75948">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75948</a> |
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