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_aOrzel, Chad, _eauthor. _9147369 |
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_aA brief history of timekeeping : _bthe science of marking time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks / _cChad Orzel. |
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_aDallas, TX : _bBenBella Books, Inc., _c[2022] |
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_a324 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _aOur modern lives are ruled by clocks and watches, smartphone apps and calendar programs. While our gadgets may be new, however, the drive to measure and master time is anything but--and in A Brief History of Timekeeping, Chad Orzel traces the path from Stonehenge to your smartphone. Predating written language and marching on through human history, the desire for ever-better timekeeping has spurred technological innovation and sparked theories that radically reshaped our understanding of the universe and our place in it. For those interested in science, technology, or history, or anyone who's ever wondered about the instruments that divide our days into moments: the time you spend reading this book may fly, and it is certain to be well spent. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction: A clock is a thing that ticks -- Sunrise -- The sun, the moon, and the stars -- "Give us our eleven days!" -- The apocalypse that wasn't -- Drips and drops -- Ticks and tocks -- Heavenly wanderers -- Celestial clockwork -- To the moon... -- Watch this -- Does anybody really know what time it is? -- The measure of space-time -- Quantum clocks -- Time and gravity -- Time enough for everyone -- The future of time. | |
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_aTimekeeping _xHistory. |
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_aClocks and watches _xHistory. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aChronology. | |
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_aSpace and time. _963152 |
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