| Description |
224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia. Peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, it is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth dimension. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index. |
| Contents |
The land before time : geologic time, ice ages, dinosaurs and distant cousins -- Marking time : early timekeepers: from sun to standing stones and calendars to Computus -- Keeping time : the advent of hours and the first clocks to capture them -- The best of times : the golden age of timekeepers and the science of time -- Modern times : how we tell and keep time today and the cleverest clocks around -- Future time : the speed of time - how we experience and move through it -- Space-time : wormholes, black holes, light years and the multiverse -- Thinking time : time and how we perceive it. |
| Subject |
Calendar -- Popular works.
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Time -- Popular works.
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Chronology -- Popular works.
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Calendar. (OCoLC)fst00844160
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Chronology. (OCoLC)fst00860197
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Time. (OCoLC)fst01151043
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| Added Title |
It is about time |
| ISBN |
9781782430674 (hardback) |
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1782430679 (hardback) |
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9781782431930 (paperback) |
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1782431934 (paperback) |
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9781782430872 (electronic bk.) |
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1782430873 (electronic bk.) |
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9781782430889 (Mobipocket) |
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1782430881 (Mobipocket) |
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