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It's About Time
Liz Evers
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Description for It's About Time
Hardcover.
From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. We've spent centuries developing new ways of measuring time, describing it and quantifying it, and such methods have given rise to some of the most technically and aesthetically beautiful devices ever invented. This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia - peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, this really is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth ... Read more
From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. We've spent centuries developing new ways of measuring time, describing it and quantifying it, and such methods have given rise to some of the most technically and aesthetically beautiful devices ever invented. This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia - peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, this really is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782430674
SKU
V9781782430674
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-42
About Liz Evers
LIZ EVERS is a writer and trivia fanatic from Dublin, Ireland. Her previous books include the darkly comic compendium I Told You I Was Ill: Dying for a Laugh (2012) and To Be or Not to Be: and everything else you should know from Shakespeare (2010), a celebration of the great Bard's works and contribution to literature and language.
Reviews for It's About Time
Packed full of amazing facts on the practice of timekeeping Countryside magazine A lively pot-pourri of all things time based... fascinating reading This England Funny, quirky and compelling... it offers a gloriously eclectic and panoramic sweep across a fascinating topic The Good Book Guide