From Stonehenge to Mayan observatories to the atomic clock in Washington, an account of humankinds varied attempts to count the days and years follows the historical forces that have produced our calendar From Stonehenge to Mayan observatori...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1998 a history of mans failure to accurately date time. The story of the creation of the Western calendar and how it links politics, religion, astronomy, mathematics, Cleopatra and Stephen Hawking. Includes line drawings rela...Lasīt vairāk
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Linking politics and religion, astronomy and mathematics, emperors and popes, The Calendar charts the 5,000 year struggle to align the heavens with the clock. Particularly timely with the Millennium approaching....Lasīt vairāk
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The first complete history of the calendar, including tales of science, religion, superstition and politics from many eras; from Ancient Egypt to the flowering of Islamic and Indian civilizations. The first complete history of the calendar...Lasīt vairāk
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From Stonehenge to Mayan observatories to the atomic clock in Washington, an account of humankinds varied attempts to count the days and years follows the historical forces that have produced our calendar From Stonehenge to Mayan observatori...Lasīt vairāk
