Marking Time; the Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2000
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.Sea Chest Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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First trade paperback edition in very good condition with some edgewear and cover scuffing. Unmarked and clean with no spine crease. Fascinating account of the history of our calendar and system for marking the passage of time. "Marking Time will leave you with a sense of awe at the haphazard nature of our calendar's development." ! ix, 422 pp. History, Calendars, Time meaduring systems.
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- Title
- Marking Time; the Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar
- Author
- Steel, Duncan
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, New York
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471404217
- ISBN 13
- 9780471404217
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- History
In a light, fast-moving narrative, Marking Time tells the surprising story of how the modern day calendar came about and how the calendar has changed dramatically through the years, with many different systems for defining the number of days in a week, the length of a month, and the number of days in a year. From the definition of the lunar month by Meton of Athens in 432 BC to the roles played by Julius Caesar, William the Conqueror, and Isaac Newton to present-day proposals to reform our calendar, this fascinating read explores each major step in creating the current calendar. Readers will find out how and why comets have been used as clocks, why there is no year zero between IBC and IAD, and why for centuries Britain and the colonies rang in the New Year on March 25. After reading this eye-opening, enthralling book, no one will ever look at the calendar the same way again.
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Sea Chest Books
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