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Mapping Time: The Calendar and its History
Richards, E. G. (formerly Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biophysics, formerly Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biophysics, King's College London (retired))
Mapping Time: The Calendar and its History
Richards, E. G. (formerly Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biophysics, formerly Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biophysics, King's College London (retired))
Containing chapters on the nature of calendars and on their astronomical background, on the history of writing and counting, on the week, and on the history of calendar reform, this book serves as an account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world.
460 pages, black and white plates and tables
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 7, 1999 |
ISBN13 | 9780192862051 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 460 |
Dimensions | 130 × 196 × 25 mm · 494 g |