Time (chronology), time systems & standards books

Develops a comprehensive framework for doing philosophy of time, and offers a three-dimensionalist picture of the...  Read More >>

Looking at problems surrounding 'time' during the 9th to 11th centuries, this study offers insights into the scientific...  Read More >>

Time and matter are the most fundamental concepts in physics and in any science-based description of the world around...  Read More >>

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Asserts that relativity ought to be an important part of everyone's education - after all, it is largely about time,...  Read More >>

Newton sets the stage for Galileo’s discovery with a look at biorhythms in living organisms and at early calendars...  Read More >>

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...  Read More >>

Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years...  Read More >>

How long does it take? Some things happen very quickly. When you run a race, you run fast for a few minutes. Other...  Read More >>

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Investigates the problem and concept of time. This study draws on the author's experiences in the Continental-European...  Read More >>

What do flat shapes look like? Some flat shapes have straight sides. Some flat shapes have curved sides. Some flat...  Read More >>

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Explains the problems faced by those attempting to establish calendars in the ancient world, and the ingenious ways...  Read More >>

This series explores mathematical concepts like numbers, shapes, size, and time by using examples and environments...  Read More >>

Accomplishes the goal: to demonstrate that every chronological statement contained in the Sacred Writ, is consistent...  Read More >>

"Downing is obsessed with Daylight Saving, the loopy idea that became the most persistent political controversy...  Read More >>

An interesting trip in the time This book explains the intricacies of the Mayan Calendar with many pictures.  Read More >>

Photographs and simple text present some of the many different ways to measure time.  Read More >>

"""More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."" —New York Times Book Review"  Read More >>

Discrete Event Physics introduces a new branch of Physics directly concerned with elucidating the meaning of concepts...  Read More >>

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"This work shows us that by taking time seriously we can discover something essential to almost every question of...  Read More >>

The story of the simplest yet most fundamental physical system in nature and how it ties the rhythm of time together....  Read More >>

"This work shows us that by taking time seriously we can discover something essential to almost every question of...  Read More >>