The history of time :: a very short introduction /
Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? Why are some calendars lunar and some solar? The organisation of time into hours, days, months and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artific...
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2005.
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| Schriftenreihe: | Very short introductions ;
133. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? Why are some calendars lunar and some solar? The organisation of time into hours, days, months and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artificial than most people realise. The French Revolution resulted in a restructuring of the French calendar, and the Soviet Union experimented with five and then six-day weeks. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores these questions using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's imposition of the Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191517068 0191517062 9780191578007 0191578002 |
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| spelling | Holford-Strevens, Leofranc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88060036 The history of time : a very short introduction / Leofranc Holford-Strevens. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations, map text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Very short introductions ; 133 Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index. The day -- Months and years -- Prehistory and history of the modern calendar -- Easter -- Weeks and seasons -- Other calendars -- Marking the year. Print version record. Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? Why are some calendars lunar and some solar? The organisation of time into hours, days, months and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artificial than most people realise. The French Revolution resulted in a restructuring of the French calendar, and the Soviet Union experimented with five and then six-day weeks. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores these questions using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's imposition of the Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. Calendar History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018824 SCIENCE Time. bisacsh Calendar fast History fast has work: The history of time (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFyMGRY47QKKXWVX8CvrMd https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Holford-Strevens, Leofranc. History of time. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 0192804995 9780192804990 (DLC) 2005019585 (OCoLC)62780239 Very short introductions ; 133. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97112321 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=186573 Volltext |
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