Mapping Time The Calendar and Its History

E. G. Richards

Hardback (01 Jan 1999)

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Publisher's Synopsis

With background history on astronomy and the history of writing and counting as well as methods for converting dates in one calendar to another, this volume provides a useful overview of how calendars were invented and their subsequent development.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780198504139
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	01 Jan 1999
DEWEY:	529.309
DEWEY edition:	21
Number of pages:	438
Weight:	923g
Height:	230mm
Width:	150mm
Spine width:	31mm