The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Book

Why do we measure time in the way that we do? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? This book explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of examples, from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter.Read More

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  • Blackwell

    The organization of time into hours, days, months, and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artificial than most people realize. The French Revolution resulted in a restructuring of the French calendar, and the Soviet...

  • 0192804995
  • 9780192804990
  • Leofranc Holford-Strevens
  • 11 August 2005
  • OUP Oxford
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 160
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