The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction
Author | : Leofranc Holford-Strevens |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2005-08-11 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780192804990 |
ISBN-10 | : 0192804995 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction by : Leofranc Holford-Strevens
Download or read book The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction written by Leofranc Holford-Strevens and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-08-11 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter.