| Description |
1 online resource (174 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Darwin College lectures |
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Darwin College lectures.
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| Contents |
Time and modern physics / Christopher J. Isham and Konstantina Savvidou -- Cyclic and linear time in early India / Romila Thapar -- Time travel / D.H. Mellor -- The genetics of time / Charalambos P. Kyriacou -- The timing of action / Alan Wing -- Talking about time / David Crystal -- Storytime and its futures / Gillian Beer -- Time and religion / J.R. Lucas |
| Summary |
Eminent researchers in fields ranging from the arts and humanities to the natural sciences discuss the subject of time. Asking questions such as 'is it possible to travel in time?' and 'how do biological clocks work?', these essays are written in a clear style accessible to the educated general reader |
| Analysis |
Humaniora Filosofi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Time.
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Time
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time.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Metaphysics.
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Time
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Zeit
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ridderbos, Katinka, 1970-
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| ISBN |
0511066996 |
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9780511066993 |
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0521782937 |
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9780521782937 |
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051106912X |
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9780511069123 |
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9780511541421 |
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0511541422 |
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128041801X |
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9781280418013 |
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9786610418015 |
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6610418012 |
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1139146548 |
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9781139146548 |
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0511169760 |
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9780511169762 |
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0511060688 |
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9780511060687 |
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051130854X |
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9780511308543 |
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1107129362 |
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9781107129368 |
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