Evers, Liz, <br/><br/>
It's about time :  from calendars and clocks to moon cycles and light years-- a history / 
 It is about time 
Liz Evers. 
 - 224 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index. 
<br/><br/>The land before time : geologic time, ice ages, dinosaurs and distant cousins -- Marking time : early timekeepers: from sun to standing stones and calendars to Computus -- Keeping time : the advent of hours and the first clocks to capture them -- The best of times : the golden age of timekeepers and the science of time -- Modern times : how we tell and keep time today and the cleverest clocks around -- Future time : the speed of time -- how we experience and move through it -- Space-time : wormholes, black holes, light years and the multiverse -- Thinking time : time and how we perceive it. 
<br/><br/> From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. This book is a tribute to timekeeping in its many forms and takes in the most significant creations as well as countless time trivia. Peppered with time-related anecdotes and quotes, it is an essential handbook for anyone fascinated by the fourth dimension. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781782430674 1782430679 9781782431930 1782431934 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014495863 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB357834  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016444226  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Calendar--Popular works.<br/>Time--Popular works.<br/>Chronology--Popular works.<br/>Calendar.<br/>Chronology.<br/>Time.<br/>Time.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>TIME Not Geographic Michael O'Mara Book Limited, London timekeeping time NA/Other Evers Liz 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Chronologies.<br/>Popular works.<br/>Popular works.<br/>Chronologies.