Time / by Samuel A. Goudsmit, Robert Claiborne, and the editors of Life.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Life science libraryPublisher: New York : Time Incorporated, 1966Description: 200 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Uniform titles:
  • Life (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
The elusive nature of time -- Life's remarkable rhythms -- Subdividing the year -- Ticking off the hours -- Segments of the second -- Fixing the start of "long ago" -- The Einstein revolution -- The arrow of time.
Summary: A comprehensive exploration into the many facets of time. Examines through text and photograph the concepts of measurement and use of timekeeping instruments in astronomy, physics, engineering, geology and biology.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room QB209 .G68 1966 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000080255

Includes bibliographical references (page 196).

The elusive nature of time -- Life's remarkable rhythms -- Subdividing the year -- Ticking off the hours -- Segments of the second -- Fixing the start of "long ago" -- The Einstein revolution -- The arrow of time.

A comprehensive exploration into the many facets of time. Examines through text and photograph the concepts of measurement and use of timekeeping instruments in astronomy, physics, engineering, geology and biology.

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Nature of time (for young adults), picture essays, illust. Index

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