Книга: Leofranc Holford-Strevens «The History of Time»
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Серия: "-" Why do we measure time in the way that we do? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? This book explores time measurement and the organisation of time into hours, days, months and years using a range of examples, from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's Leap Year, to the 1920s'project for a fixed Easter. Издательство: "Oxford University Press" (2005)
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| The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction | 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 come into being? Why are some calendars lunar and some solar? The organization of… — Oxford University Press, Very Short Introductions Подробнее... | бумажная книга |
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