what does 500s mean when you talk about books and shelf ?
The sentence confused me is: She took the first few books, headed for the 500s, and put two whale books where they were supposed to go.
what does 500s mean here?
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This is likely a reference to what is called the Dewey Decimal System. This is the name of one of the major library book classification systems, which are often numbered in the 100s, 200s, 300s, and higher. The 500s are about science, with the 590s being about zoology. Since her books were about whales, they may have been placed in the 590s (500) section of the library's shelves. Hope this helps!
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It refers to the Dewey Decimal Classification system, used in libraries. The numbers 500-599 cover scientific topics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal_classes#Class_500_.E2.80.93_Science
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