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Questions how seconds, minutes and hours were agreed, why there is no decimal time, why there are seven days in a week, twelve months in a year and not thirteen are all raised and answered as Waugh looks at every aspect of time - from the beginning and the Big Bang to clock time, calendar and the end itself, the Big Crunch.
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'Riveting, witty and accurate' New Scientist
Excellent ... Waugh also treats us to a feast of history, philosophy and literature. Give this book to yourself, and to every friend for their library (Claus von Bulow, Catholic Herald)
'Excellent ... Waugh also treats us to a feast of history, philosophy and literature. Give this book to yourself, and to every friend for their library.' Claus von Bulow, Catholic Herald
Very special ... Outstandingly successful ... This is a remarkable book (Patrick Moore)
An exhilarating account (Beryl Bainbridge)
Serious and seriously entertaining (Spectator)
An extraordinary book, unlike any which has been written before or since (Auberon Waugh, Daily Telegraph)
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Riveting, witty and accurate'
'Excellent ... Waugh also treats us to a feast of history, philosophy and literature. Give this book to yourself, and to every friend for their library.
(New Scientist)'Riveting, witty and accurate' New Scientist
Excellent ... Waugh also treats us to a feast of history, philosophy and literature. Give this book to yourself, and to every friend for their library (Claus von Bulow, Catholic Herald)
'Excellent ... Waugh also treats us to a feast of history, philosophy and literature. Give this book to yourself, and to every friend for their library.' Claus von Bulow, Catholic Herald
Very special ... Outstandingly successful ... This is a remarkable book (Patrick Moore)
An exhilarating account (Beryl Bainbridge)
Serious and seriously entertaining (Spectator)
An extraordinary book, unlike any which has been written before or since (Auberon Waugh, Daily Telegraph)
What exactly is a second? Why is it called a second? When was the first second used and why? In the bestselling tradition of LONGITUDE, TIME combines the best of popular science and popular history to make an informative and entertaining read
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- EditoreHeadline
- Data di pubblicazione1999
- ISBN 10 0747221782
- ISBN 13 9780747221784
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine288
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