Cargando…
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
|
| Colección: | Very short introductions ;
133. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The day
- Months and years
- Prehistory and history of the modern calendar
- Easter
- Weeks and seasons
- Other calendars
- Marking the year.