Mapping time : the calendar and its history /
Richards, E. G.
Mapping time : the calendar and its history / E.G. Richards. - xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-428) and index.
The calendar in theory -- The calendars of the world -- Calendar conversions -- Easter -- Appendices.
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.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0.
0198504136 9780198504139
Calendar--History.
Calendars--History.
Calendar.
Calendars.
Calenders Time astronomy Time
History.
Mapping time : the calendar and its history / E.G. Richards. - xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-428) and index.
The calendar in theory -- The calendars of the world -- Calendar conversions -- Easter -- Appendices.
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.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0.
0198504136 9780198504139
Calendar--History.
Calendars--History.
Calendar.
Calendars.
Calenders Time astronomy Time
History.