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008			730111s1972 enka 001 0 eng
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035			_a(OCoLC)578555
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049			_aHRSA
100	1		_aWhitrow, G. J., _eauthor. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50016200 _96962
245	1	0	_aWhat is time? / _c[by] G.J. Whitrow.
264		1	_aLondon : _bThames and Hudson, _c1972.
300			_a191 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_a1 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.
520	0		_aWhat 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).
562			_331560000058160 _b15610
590			_aA book examining the essence of time
650		0	_aTime. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135395 _94966
650		0	_aTime _xPhilosophy. _0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112898 _96850
650		7	_aTime. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01151043 _94966
653		0	_aPhilosophy
653		1	_aWhitrow, G.J.
655		7	_aJuvenile works. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411637
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