Collins Gem – Time - Softcover

Harper Collins Publishers; Miller, Henry

 
9780004724720: Collins Gem – Time
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0004724720 ISBN 13: 9780004724720
Verlag: Collins, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

How do we measure time? As the Millennium approaches great significance will be placed on the symbolism of midnight on 31 December Greenwich Mean Time. But what is the history of time and how do we measure it?

This Gem, building on the exhibition at the Greenwich Observatory, tells the story of time, tracking the variety of different ways that have been used to measure time from Egyptian water clocks and speculation about the significance of prehistoric sites through the calendar changes to the international standard definition of time based upon the vibration of a caesium atom.

Heavily illustrated both with diagrams and artifacts, the history of time is brought alive. It is the first of a continuing series of Gems on issues in popular science.

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Time is a many-faceted concept, from determining our daily routines through to understanding the origin of the Universe. ' Collins Gem Time, 'with the help of many diagrams and photographs, explains, explores and speculates on time and our interaction with it.

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Discover the history of time and how we measure it
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Explore the influence of time on our daily lives and in the arts
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Unravel the mysteries of time and space

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Verlag
Collins
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0004724720
ISBN 13 
9780004724720
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
192
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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Verantwortliche Person
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