The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction

The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-13 : 9780192804990
ISBN-10 : 0192804995
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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.


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