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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,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |