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A history of time / Leofranc Holford-Strevens.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holford-Strevens, Leofranc.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- A very short introduction
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Calendar--History.
- Calendar.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144 pages) : illustrations, map.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
- Summary:
- 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? An introduction to time, this work presents original research and a range of tables and diagrams to fully explain the concepts involved.
- Contents:
- The day
- Months and years
- Prehistory and history of the modern calendar
- Easter
- Weeks and seasons
- Other calendars
- Marking the year.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-151706-2
- 1-280-75281-5
- 1-4294-5973-5
- OCLC:
- 437108995
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