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BS 1000[55]:1982

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Universal Decimal Classification. English full edition Earth sciences. Geology. Geophysics
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

22-11-2006

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-1982

Foreword
Scope
Related subjects
Auxiliary signs and subdivisions
Typographic presentation
Cooperating organizations
Schedule
550 Ancillary sciences. Geophysics. Seismology.
      Electricity. Magnetism. Geochemistry. Geobiology
551 General geology. Meteorology. Climatology.
      Historical geology. Stratigraphy. Palaeogeography
552 Petrology. Petrography
553 Economic geology. Mineral deposits
556 Hydrosphere. Water in general. General hydrology
Alphabetical subject index

Provides classed information about all the earth sciences: geophysics, seismology, terrestrial thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, geochemistry, geobiology, prospecting; physical and dynamical geology, including vulcanology, tectonics, glaciology, germorphology and oceanography, meteorology, stratigraphy, palaeogeography; petrology and petrography; economic geology; and hydrology. Though economic geology is essentially the study of useful deposits, class 55 generally covers the pure aspects of all these subjects; the related applied sciences are classed mainly in the divisions of class 6.

Committee
IDT/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 1000-55.56(1943) (07/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
98
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

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BS 1000A:1961 Universal Decimal Classification. Abridged English edition
BS 1000C:1963 Guide to the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)

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