Skip to main content
M:N3:17 2
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 4 days, 22 hours ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

Predicting the future
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

Predicting the future

by Leo Howe, Alan Wain

An examination of humankind's methods for forecasting the future, from ancient oracles to modern electronic simulations. The text explores historical and scientific attempts to predict and control upcoming events.

Accession 30331 ISBN 0521413230 Publisher Cambridge University Press
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
Predicting the future spine
Predicting the future cover
Live
Predicting the future live spine
No live
Predicting the future spine Predicting the future live spine
Predicting the future cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Astronomy Control Economics Mathematics Prediction Science The Future Time
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-01 16:37
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
M:N3:17 2 Current vertical
4 days, 22 hours ago
M:N3:15 3 vertical
1 week, 3 days ago
Book Location
Updated 4 days, 22 hours ago
Vernon snapshot
View live

Frozen copy of Vernon's record from the last sync. Fields tagged → flow back into the Pulse record.

Last synced 2026-05-21 02:03 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
Predicting the future
vernon_id
42494
accession_no→ accession_number
30331
vernon_slug
predicting-the-future-edited-by-leo-howe-and-alan-wain

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0521413230

Descriptive

production_date
1993
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Leo Howe, Alan Wain
tags→ tags
Science, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physical sciences, Future, The, Time, Geodetic astronomy, Spherical astronomy, Prediction theory, Stochastic processes, Probabilities
subject_people
Stephen Hawking (English, b.1942, d.2018)
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
54613

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "predicting-the-future-edited-by-leo-howe-and-alan-wain"
"opacObjectId": "42494"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "54613"
"cssColors": [4 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "000000"
"hue": 0
"rank": 1
"presence": 71.73
"colorName": "black"
"lightness": 0
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "black"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "d2b48c"
"hue": 34
"rank": 2
"presence": 11.63
"colorName": "tan"
"lightness": 69
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "tan"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "cd853f"
"hue": 30
"rank": 3
"presence": 15.22
"colorName": "peru"
"lightness": 53
"colorGroup": "brown"
"saturation": 59
"formattedColorName": "peru"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "708090"
"hue": 210
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.06
"colorName": "slategray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 13
"formattedColorName": "slate gray"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "35362c"
"hue": 66
"rank": 1
"presence": 71.73
"lightness": 19
"saturation": 10
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "b7a888"
"hue": 40
"rank": 2
"presence": 11.63
"lightness": 62
"saturation": 24
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "836e4e"
"hue": 36
"rank": 3
"presence": 15.22
"lightness": 40
"saturation": 25
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "57616b"
"hue": 210
"rank": 4
"presence": 1.06
"lightness": 38
"saturation": 10
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "8f969f"
"hue": 213
"rank": 5
"presence": 0.23
"lightness": 59
"saturation": 7
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "9ba5a2"
"hue": 162
"rank": 6
"presence": 0.07
"lightness": 62
"saturation": 5
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "64747a"
"hue": 196
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.07
"lightness": 43
"saturation": 9
"imageLabels": [8 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 92.5
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 88.16
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 12694
"score": 79.86
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book cover"
"imageLabelId": 90
"[3]": {5 keys}
"count": 5351
"score": 73.54
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Advertising"
"imageLabelId": 71
"[4]": {5 keys}
"count": 11760
"score": 67.09
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Poster"
"imageLabelId": 21
"[5]": {5 keys}
"count": 4954
"score": 66.5
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Science"
"imageLabelId": 180
"[6]": {5 keys}
"count": 3121
"score": 65.0
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Novel"
"imageLabelId": 2008
"[7]": {5 keys}
"count": 5750
"score": 53.41
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Graphic design"
"imageLabelId": 17
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/37722/36a7841e89ae54a69c6fa46e0731c36299e3f5c3.jpg"
"width": "565"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/37722/36a7841e89ae54a69c6fa46e0731c36299e3f5c3.jpg"
"width": "283"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/37722/36a7841e89ae54a69c6fa46e0731c36299e3f5c3.jpg"
"width": "25"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/37722/36a7841e89ae54a69c6fa46e0731c36299e3f5c3.jpg"
"width": "106"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/37722/36a7841e89ae54a69c6fa46e0731c36299e3f5c3.jpg"
"width": "53"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/37722/36a7841e89ae54a69c6fa46e0731c36299e3f5c3.jpg"
"width": "848"
"height": "1200"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "30331"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Predicting the future / edited by Leo Howe and Alan Wain"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "Predicting the future / edited by Leo Howe and Alan Wain"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Howe, Leo"
"[1]": {1 keys}
"value": "Wain, Alan"
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1993"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1993-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1993-12-31Z"
"[5]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[6]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "edition"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "This brief record was created for storage and loan purposes"
"[8]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "measure_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[9]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "credit_line"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[10]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "On Shelf"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "curr_loc_status:"On Shelf""
"[11]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "ob_status"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Accessioned"
"[12]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "lender"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[13]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_owner"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[14]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[15]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_start"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[16]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_expiry"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[17]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "copyright_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[18]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "curr_loc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[19]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "object_type"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "object_type:"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication""
"[20]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "collection"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Main Collection/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Main Collection/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Cambridge University Press"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[24]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "language"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "English"
"[25]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "isbn_issn"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "0521413230"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone N3/Level 2 (Mezzanine)/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Prediction theory/Stochastic processes/Probabilities/Mathematics/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Prediction theory/Stochastic processes/Probabilities/Mathematics/Science""
"[1]": {2 keys}
"value": "Future, The/Time/Geodetic astronomy/Spherical astronomy/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Future, The/Time/Geodetic astronomy/Spherical astronomy/Astronomy/Physical sciences/Science""
"[29]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_date"
"opacObjectFields": [0 items]
"[30]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[31]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_period"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[32]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[33]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Stephen Hawking (English, b.1942, d.2018)"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_person:"Stephen Hawking (English, b.1942, d.2018)""
"[34]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[35]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_person"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[36]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[37]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_event"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[38]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "assoc_object"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[39]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_9"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"relationshipsCollection": {2 keys}
"relationships": [1 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"relatedRecords": [2 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "leo-howe"
"title": "Leo Howe"
"relatedRecordId": "43479"
"[1]": {3 keys}
"slug": "alan-wain"
"title": "Alan Wain"
"relatedRecordId": "43499"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 2
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes