An edition of It's about time
(2013)
It's about time
from calendars and clocks to moon cycles and light years-- a history
by Liz Evers
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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.
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Chronology, Calendar, Popular works, TimeShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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It's about time: from calendars and clocks to moon cycles and light years, a history
2015, Metro books
in English
1435161211 9781435161214
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It's about time: from calendars and clocks to moon cycles and light years-- a history
2013, O'Mara Books, Limited, Michael
in English
1782430679 9781782430674
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Table of 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.
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