Mapping Time: The Calendar and Its History - Softcover

Richards, E. G.

 
9780192862051: Mapping Time: The Calendar and Its History
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0192862057 ISBN 13: 9780192862051
Verlag: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2000

Inhaltsangabe

This fascinating book draws together a wealth of diverse material on the much-trusted (and rarely disputed) phenomenon we know as the calendar. From the fundamentals of astronomy to the world's ancient time-keeping schemes, to the development of the modern-day calendar, to the precise calculation of when specific dates occur (as in how one arrives at the date for Easter Sunday), this is a skillful yet approachable discussion of the calendar from both the historical and contemporary perspectives. Readers will even learn how to perform experiments and calculations for themselves by using such basic techniques as stargazing and simple mathematics.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

E. G. Richards was Formerly a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biophysics, King's College, London.

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Verlag
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Erscheinungsdatum
2000
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0192862057
ISBN 13 
9780192862051
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
464
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