Mapping Time: The Calendar and Its History - Hardcover

Richards, E. G.

 
9780198504139: Mapping Time: The Calendar and Its History
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198504136 ISBN 13: 9780198504139
Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1999

Inhaltsangabe

This fascinating book fully addresses a topic of much general interest by drawing 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, from the development of the modern-day calendar to the precise calculation of what happens when (as in, how does one arrive 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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Verlag
Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1999
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0198504136
ISBN 13 
9780198504139
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
438
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