num_pages: 360
description: The first complete history of the calendar, including tales of science, religion, superstition and politics from many eras; from Ancient Egypt to the flowering of Islamic and Indian civilizations.
language: English
title: The Calendar: The 5000-Year Struggle to Align the Clock and the Heavens - and What Happened to the Missing Ten Days
titlecomplete: The Calendar: The 5000-Year Struggle to Align the Clock and the Heavens - and What Happened to the Missing Ten Days
genres: Historical, History, World History, Science, Reference, Religion, Technology, Mathematics, Microhistory, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1038
publisher: Fourth Estate Limited