| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 438 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Calendar in theory -- ch. 1. Calendar -- ch. 2. Astronomical background -- ch. 3. Time and the clock -- ch. 4. Writing and libraries -- ch. 5. Numbers and arithmetic -- ch. 6. Variety of calendars -- ch. 7. Reform of the calendar -- pt. 2. Calendars of the world -- ch. 8. Introduction -- ch. 9. Prehistoric calendars -- ch. 10. Calendars of Babylon and the Near East -- ch. 11. Egyptian calendar -- ch. 12. Calendars of China and East Asia -- ch. 13. Calendars of India -- ch. 14. Mayan and Aztec calendars -- ch. 15. Four European calendars -- ch. 16. Roman and Julian calendars -- ch. 17. Jewish calendar -- ch. 18. Islamic and Bahái calendars -- ch. 19. Gregorian calendar -- ch. 20. French Republican calendar -- ch. 21. Week -- pt. 3. Calendar conversions -- ch. 22. Calendar conversions -- ch. 23. Mathematical notes -- ch. 24. To calculate the day of the week -- ch. 25. Conversion of regular calendars -- ch. 26. Jewish calendar -- ch. 27. Mayan calendar -- pt. 4. Easter -- ch. 28. Short history of Easter -- ch. 29. Date of Easter Sunday -- ch. 30. Book of hours |
| Summary |
Richards recounts the feats of science and mathematics, from Babylonian astronomers, Mayan priests, Roman emperors, Chinese oracles, to medieval monks, that have given us the modern Gregorian calendar. He also notes earlier, extremely accurate calendars developed by the Saka, Islamic, Celtic, Hindu, and Hebrew peoples |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-428) and index |
| Notes |
"First published in 1998"--Title page verso |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Calendar -- History.
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Calendars -- History
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SCIENCE -- Time.
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Calendar
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Calendars
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Kalenders.
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Tijdrekening.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191585937 |
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0191585939 |
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0585154821 |
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9780585154824 |
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0198504136 |
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9780198504139 |
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