Skip to main content
G:S3:3 4
Edit position
Edit position

Last set 6 days ago. Manual moves override automatic placement until the next shelfie/spine match.

The fountains of Paradise
Diagnose this book
Open in Vernon Browser

The fountains of Paradise

by Arthur C. Clarke

In the 22nd century, a scientist proposes the construction of a 36,000-kilometre space elevator anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean. The project aims to revolutionise human space travel and exploration.

Accession 15120 ISBN 0330259849 Publisher Pan
Book Images
Reference and live side by side Hover to see live images
Reference
The fountains of Paradise spine
The fountains of Paradise cover
Live
The fountains of Paradise live spine
No live
The fountains of Paradise spine The fountains of Paradise live spine
The fountains of Paradise cover
No live
TAGS
Curated Derived
Art Astronomy Communication Design Engineering Humankind Literature Science Technology The Future Time Transportation Writing
CONNECTIONS
No connections
State
on_shelf
True
position_updated_at
2026-06-04 16:50
orientation
vertical
Details

Physical

binding_type
Hard Back
dimensions
none captured
spine_text
none captured

Metadata

Book form
LOCATION HISTORY
G:S3:3 4 Current vertical
6 days ago
Book Location
Updated 6 days 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 01:08 (2 weeks, 6 days ago)

Identity

name→ title
The fountains of Paradise
vernon_id
23849
accession_no→ accession_number
15120
vernon_slug
the-fountains-of-paradise-arthur-c-clarke

Drives Pulse state

curr_loc_status→ on_shelf
On Shelf
location_name
Zone S3/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA
location_reason
On Shelf
isbn_issn→ isbn (when valid)
0330259849

Descriptive

production_date
1980
object_type
Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication
object_status
Accessioned
brief_description
A science fiction novel set in the 22nd century, which describes the construction of a space elevator.

Subjects & people

authors→ author (initial fill only)
Arthur C. Clarke
tags→ tags
Art, Arts, Science, Literature, Philology, Astronomy, Physical sciences, Future, The, Time, Geodetic astronomy, Spherical astronomy, Fiction, Science fiction, Design, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Astronautics, Space sciences, Engineering design, Industrial design, Space vehicles, Navigation (Astronautics)
subject_people
—
subject_objects
—

Cover image

vernon_cover_image_id→ cover_image
26235

Raw Vernon JSON

click to inspect

The source payload behind the snapshot above.
Use ⌘F to search once expanded.
{7 keys}
"slug": "the-fountains-of-paradise-arthur-c-clarke"
"opacObjectId": "23849"
"opacCollection": {1 keys}
"opacCollectionId": "1"
"imagesCollection": {2 keys}
"images": [1 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"imageId": "26235"
"cssColors": [4 items]
"[0]": {9 keys}
"hex": "faf0e6"
"hue": 30
"rank": 1
"presence": 17.36
"colorName": "linen"
"lightness": 94
"colorGroup": "white"
"saturation": 67
"formattedColorName": "linen"
"[1]": {9 keys}
"hex": "708090"
"hue": 210
"rank": 2
"presence": 67.65
"colorName": "slategray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 13
"formattedColorName": "slate gray"
"[2]": {9 keys}
"hex": "4682b4"
"hue": 207
"rank": 3
"presence": 2.87
"colorName": "steelblue"
"lightness": 49
"colorGroup": "blue"
"saturation": 44
"formattedColorName": "steel blue"
"[3]": {9 keys}
"hex": "808080"
"hue": 0
"rank": 4
"presence": 3.47
"colorName": "gray"
"lightness": 50
"colorGroup": "gray"
"saturation": 0
"formattedColorName": "gray"
"rawColors": [7 items]
"[0]": {6 keys}
"hex": "efe7d8"
"hue": 39
"rank": 1
"presence": 17.36
"lightness": 89
"saturation": 41
"[1]": {6 keys}
"hex": "333839"
"hue": 190
"rank": 2
"presence": 67.65
"lightness": 21
"saturation": 5
"[2]": {6 keys}
"hex": "5681af"
"hue": 211
"rank": 3
"presence": 2.87
"lightness": 51
"saturation": 35
"[3]": {6 keys}
"hex": "84776f"
"hue": 22
"rank": 4
"presence": 3.47
"lightness": 47
"saturation": 8
"[4]": {6 keys}
"hex": "466281"
"hue": 211
"rank": 5
"presence": 6.46
"lightness": 39
"saturation": 29
"[5]": {6 keys}
"hex": "58778d"
"hue": 204
"rank": 6
"presence": 1.81
"lightness": 44
"saturation": 23
"[6]": {6 keys}
"hex": "74abb3"
"hue": 187
"rank": 7
"presence": 0.38
"lightness": 57
"saturation": 29
"imageLabels": [3 items]
"[0]": {5 keys}
"count": 19018
"score": 84.19
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Publication"
"imageLabelId": 23
"[1]": {5 keys}
"count": 15171
"score": 73.36
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book"
"imageLabelId": 67
"[2]": {5 keys}
"count": 12694
"score": 57.74
"status": "auto_verified"
"imageLabel": "Book cover"
"imageLabelId": 90
"imageDerivatives": [6 items]
"[0]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/9401/df804e9e9cf7a9f201a868dff0a64907cd36ccdd.jpg"
"width": "501"
"height": "800"
"identifier": "LARGE"
"[1]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/9401/df804e9e9cf7a9f201a868dff0a64907cd36ccdd.jpg"
"width": "251"
"height": "400"
"identifier": "MEDIUM"
"[2]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/9401/df804e9e9cf7a9f201a868dff0a64907cd36ccdd.jpg"
"width": "22"
"height": "35"
"identifier": "NANO"
"[3]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/9401/df804e9e9cf7a9f201a868dff0a64907cd36ccdd.jpg"
"width": "94"
"height": "150"
"identifier": "SMALL"
"[4]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/9401/df804e9e9cf7a9f201a868dff0a64907cd36ccdd.jpg"
"width": "47"
"height": "75"
"identifier": "TINY"
"[5]": {4 keys}
"url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/9401/df804e9e9cf7a9f201a868dff0a64907cd36ccdd.jpg"
"width": "651"
"height": "1039"
"identifier": "XLARGE"
"totalImages": 1
"objectSearchScore": 0.3118719
"opacObjectFieldSets": [40 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "accession_no"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "15120"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "The fountains of Paradise / Arthur C. Clarke"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "title"
"value": "The fountains of Paradise / Arthur C. Clarke"
"[2]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "other_name"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "artist_last_first"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Clarke, Arthur C."
"[4]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_date"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "1980"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [2 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "earliest_date"
"value": "1980-01-01Z"
"[1]": {2 keys}
"key": "latest_date"
"value": "1980-12-31Z"
"[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": "Pan books edition"
"[7]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "brief_desc"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "A science fiction novel set in the 22nd century, which describes the construction of a space elevator."
"[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 S3/Level 1/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": "Science Fiction Collection/Special Collections/Library"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "collection:"Science Fiction Collection/Special Collections/Library""
"[21]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_place"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "London/England"
"[22]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "prod_pri_publisher"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Pan"
"[23]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "physical_notes"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "234 pages ; 18cm."
"[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": "0330259849"
"[26]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "user_sym_1"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "SF CLA"
"[27]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "usual_loc_being"
"opacObjectFields": [1 items]
"[0]": {1 keys}
"value": "Zone S3/Level 1/Phrontisterion/MONA"
"[28]": {2 keys}
"identifier": "subject_class"
"opacObjectFields": [4 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"value": "Engineering design/Industrial design/Design/Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)/Art/Arts"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Engineering design/Industrial design/Design/Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)/Art/Arts""
"[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""
"[2]": {2 keys}
"value": "Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology""
"[3]": {2 keys}
"value": "Space vehicles/Navigation (Astronautics)/Astronautics/Space sciences/Science"
"opacObjectFieldAttributes": [1 items]
"[0]": {2 keys}
"key": "search"
"value": "subject_class:"Space vehicles/Navigation (Astronautics)/Astronautics/Space 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]": {1 keys}
"value": ""
"[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": [1 items]
"[0]": {3 keys}
"slug": "arthur-c-clarke"
"title": "Arthur C. Clarke"
"relatedRecordId": "12198"
"relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person"
"relatedRecordType": "person"
"totalRelatedRecords": 1
"totalRelationships": 1
Topics and Themes