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Calendar : humanity's epic struggle to determine a true and accurate year / David Ewing Duncan.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating CE6 .D86 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Duncan, David Ewing.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Calendar--History.
- Calendar.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Avon Books, c1998.
- Summary:
- From Stonehenge to Mayan observatories to the atomic clock in Washington, an account of humankind's varied attempts to count the days and years follows the historical forces that have produced our calendar.
- Contents:
- Which Year?
- Prelude: A Net Cast Over Time
- 1. A Lone Genius Proclaims the Truth About Time
- 2. Luna: Temptress of Time
- 3. Caesar Embraces the Sun
- 4. A Flaming Cross of Gold
- 5. Time Stands Still
- 6. Monks Dream While Counting on Their Fingers
- 7. Charlemagne's Sandglass
- 8. The Strange Journey of 365.242199
- 9. From the House of Wisdom to Darkest Europe
- 10. Latinorum Penuria (The Poverty of the Latins)
- 11. The Battle Over Time
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p.251-254) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Stait fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 0380975289
- OCLC:
- 228667988
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