Mapping Time: Calendar and Its History - Tapa dura

Richards, E.G.

 
9780198504139: Mapping Time: Calendar and Its History
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ISBN 10: 0198504136 ISBN 13: 9780198504139
Editorial: Oxford University Press, 1999

Sinopsis

This volume contains descriptions of a selection of the calendars of the world and their history. There are introductory chapters on the nature of calendars, their astronomical background and the history of writing and counting. There are also chapters on the week and on the history of calendar reform. There is a section on methods of converting dates in one calendar to dates in another which are suitable for implementation on a hand calculator or computer; these include a discussion of the calculation of the date of Easter. The book is intended for the general reader rather than for the specialist but contains much material not otherwise easily accessible.

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This volume contains descriptions of a selection of the calendars of the world and their history. There are introductory chapters on the nature of calendars, their astronomical background and the history of writing and counting. There are also chapters on the week and on the history of calendar reform. There is a section on methods of converting dates in one calendar to dates in another which are suitable for implementation on a hand calculator or computer; these include a discussion of the calculation of the date of Easter. The book is intended for the general reader rather than for the specialist but contains much material not otherwise easily accessible.

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Editorial
Oxford University Press
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0198504136
ISBN 13 
9780198504139
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Número de páginas
460
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