It's about time
Subtitle: from calendars and clocks to moon cycles and light years-- a history
By: Liz Evers
Publisher: O'Mara Books, Limited, Michael
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781782430674; 9781782431930; 9781782430872; 9781782430889
Subjects: Chronology; Calendar; Popular works; Time
Other titles: It is about time
Description: From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia. Peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, it is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth dimension.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.
Table of contents: title: The land before time : geologic time, ice ages, dinosaurs and distant cousins; title: Marking time : early timekeepers: from sun to standing stones and calendars to Computus; title: Keeping time : the advent of hours and the first clocks to capture them; title: The best of times : the golden age of timekeepers and the science of time; title: Modern times : how we tell and keep time today and the cleverest clocks around; title: Future time : the speed of time - how we experience and move through it; title: Space-time : wormholes, black holes, light years and the multiverse; title: Thinking time : time and how we perceive it.