What is time? /
Whitrow, G. J.,
What is time? / [by] G.J. Whitrow. - 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes index.
1 The origin of our idea of time -- 2 Time and ourselves -- 3 Biological clocks -- 4 The measurement of time -- 5 Time and relativity -- 6 Time, gravitation and the universe -- 7 The origin and arrow of time -- 8 The significance of time -- Appendix: Temporal order in special relativity -- Index.
What is time? Is it something that has objective existence, like length or heat? Or is it just a man-made concept? St Augustine said that if no one asked him, he knew, but if he tried to explain it to someone then he had to admit that he did not know. In this witty and wide-ranging book Dr Whitrow discusses how our ideas of time originated; how far they are inborn in man and beast; how time has been measured, from sand-glass to the atomic clock; time, gravity and the universe; and whether time can be said to have a beinning, a direction, and an end. He gives a fascinating account, in layman's terms, of Einstein's four-dimensional space-time, and helps to clarify the mysteries of such diverse topics as the Maya priesthood, the dance of the bees, and precognition in dreams. (Inside cover).
0500010854 9780500010853
72197706
Time.
Time--Philosophy.
Time.
Philosophy Whitrow, G.J.
Juvenile works.
What is time? / [by] G.J. Whitrow. - 191 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes index.
1 The origin of our idea of time -- 2 Time and ourselves -- 3 Biological clocks -- 4 The measurement of time -- 5 Time and relativity -- 6 Time, gravitation and the universe -- 7 The origin and arrow of time -- 8 The significance of time -- Appendix: Temporal order in special relativity -- Index.
What is time? Is it something that has objective existence, like length or heat? Or is it just a man-made concept? St Augustine said that if no one asked him, he knew, but if he tried to explain it to someone then he had to admit that he did not know. In this witty and wide-ranging book Dr Whitrow discusses how our ideas of time originated; how far they are inborn in man and beast; how time has been measured, from sand-glass to the atomic clock; time, gravity and the universe; and whether time can be said to have a beinning, a direction, and an end. He gives a fascinating account, in layman's terms, of Einstein's four-dimensional space-time, and helps to clarify the mysteries of such diverse topics as the Maya priesthood, the dance of the bees, and precognition in dreams. (Inside cover).
0500010854 9780500010853
72197706
Time.
Time--Philosophy.
Time.
Philosophy Whitrow, G.J.
Juvenile works.