Holford-Strevens, Leofranc, <br/><br/>
A history of time / 
Leofranc Holford-Strevens. 
 - 144 pages :  illustrations ;  18 cm. 
 - A very short introduction .
 - Very short introductions. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index. 
<br/><br/>The day -- Months and years -- Prehistory and history of the modern calendar -- Easter -- Weeks and seasons -- Other calendars -- Marking the year. 
<br/><br/> "The organization of time into hours, days, months, and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artificial than most people realize. The French Revolution resulted in a restructuring of the French calendar, and the Soviet Union experimented with five- and six-day weeks. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores the history of the measurement of time using a range of fascinating examples, from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's imposition of the Leap Year to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter."--Jacket. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0192804995 9780192804990 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780192804990 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005019585 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA541772  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013199916  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Calendar--History.<br/>Calendar.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Calenders Basic time Holford-Strevens Leofranc Time 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.