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London: Fourth Estate, 1998. Early printing. Hardcover. Good/poor. 360 pages with index and notes. A fascinating look at how people have measured time through the ages, covering science, religion, superstition and politics in many countries. Dark red cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Some spotting of cover, light edge wear, corners and spine ends a little bumped, interior pages bright, binding tight. Illustrated jacket with orange and blue titles has a large piece missing from bottom across spine, front and back cover, a little edge wear, wrinkles and light creases, another smaller piece missing from back inside fold, not price clipped. Measures 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches.
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Fourth Estate. Very Good. 186mm / 132mm. Paperback. 1998. 360 pages. <br>Measuring the daily and yearly cycle of the cosmos has never been entirely straightforward. The year 2000 is altern atively the year 2544 (Buddhist), 6236 (Ancient Egyptian), 5761 ( Jewish) or simply the Year of the Dragon (Chinese). The story of the creation of the Western calendar, which is related in this bo ok, ... .
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Calendar : The 5000-year Struggle To Align The Clock And The Heavens - And What Happened To The Missing Ten Days
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London, England: Fourth Estate. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1857027213 . Burgundy hard covers / gilt titles to the spine. In Fine condition, tightly bound and unmarked with light spine end bumping. The first free end paper has a small piece clipped from the right had corner. The DJ is unlcipped and in Very Good++ condition with light cover scuffing and edgewear. "Measuring the daily and yearly cycle of the cosmos has never been entirely straightforward. The year 2000 is alternatively the year 2544 (Buddhist) , 6236 (Ancient Egyptian) , 5761 (Jewish) or simply the Year of the Dragon (Chinese). The story of the creation of the Western calendar, which is related in this book, is a story of emperors and popes, mathematicians and monks, and the growth of scientific calculation to the point where, bizarrely, our measurement of time by atomic pulses is now more accurate than time itself: the Earth is an elderly lady and slightly eccentric -…
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London: Fourth Estate, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. 360, b/w illustrations.""The first complete history of the calendar, including tales of science, religion, superstition and politics from many eras; from Ancient Egypt to the flowering of Islamic and Indian civilizations.""
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