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Mapping time : the calendar and its history /
Richards recounts the feats of science and mathematics, from Babylonian astronomers, Mayan priests, Roman emperors, Chinese oracles, to medieval monks, that have given us the modern Gregorian calendar. He also notes earlier, extremely accurate calendars developed by the Saka, Islamic, Celtic, Hindu,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Richards recounts the feats of science and mathematics, from Babylonian astronomers, Mayan priests, Roman emperors, Chinese oracles, to medieval monks, that have given us the modern Gregorian calendar. He also notes earlier, extremely accurate calendars developed by the Saka, Islamic, Celtic, Hindu, and Hebrew peoples. |
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| Notas: | "First published in 1998"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 438 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-428) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191585937 0191585939 0585154821 9780585154824 0198504136 9780198504139 |