It's About Time

From Calendars and Clocks to Moon Cycles and Light Years - A History

Liz Evers (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2013
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78243-193-0 (ISBN)

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This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia - peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, this really is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth dimension.

From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. We've spent centuries developing new ways of measuring time, describing it and quantifying it, and such methods have given rise to some of the most technically and aesthetically beautiful devices ever invented. This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia - peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, this really is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth dimension.

Liz Evers is a writer and editor who has written four books for Michael O'Mara Books. She has worked on varied projects across communications and publishing and lives in Ireland.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.9.2013
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
	Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Chronologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	1-78243-193-4 / 1782431934
ISBN-13	978-1-78243-193-0 / 9781782431930
Zustand	Neuware