| Edition |
First St. Martin's Griffin edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 329 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Originally published as hbk. as: In search of time : the science of a curious dimension. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, c2008. 1st U.S. ed. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-321) and index. |
| Contents |
Table of contents -- Heavenly clockwork : time's natural cycles -- Years, months, days : the quest for the perfect calendar -- Hours, minutes, seconds : dissecting the day -- In time's grasp : time and culture -- The persistence of memory : a bridge across time -- Isaac's time : Newton, Leibniz, and the arrow of time -- Albert's time : spacetime, relativity, and quantum theory -- Back to the future : the science of time travel -- In the beginning : the search for the dawn of time -- Beyond the Big Bang : the frontiers of physics and the origin of time's arrow -- All things must pass : the ultimate fate of life, the universe, and everything -- Illusion and reality : physics, philosophy, and the landscape of time. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the history of time-telling prior to the advent of accurate clocks, offering insight into how humans in earlier historical periods evaluated and experienced time and subsequently developed their civilizations. |
| Subject |
Time -- History.
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Science and civilization.
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| Added Title |
History, physics and philosophy of time |
| ISBN |
9780312603519 (paperback) |
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0312603517 (paperback) |
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