Isbn: 9798289814661 - chronicles of the hourglass: short stories about time (a shadows and thorns book) (9 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Ready to reveal the true nature of time?Inside this cleverly woven collection of short stories, timeless myths and cutting-edge science collide. Step into ancient valleys where hours slow to a crawl, cross enchanted bridges that reveal how speed, distance and time entwine, and visit a well where time slows to a stop.Each fantasy tale uncovers a real principle of time - drawn from the edges of science, the wonders of space and gravity, and humanity's deepest questions.This is not a textbook. It is a storybook for the curious. For seekers of wonder, for thoughtful children, for adults still bold enough to ask: What is time. really?Each short story draws on real scientific, philosophical and practical ideas, reimagined through myth and magic - including: How gravity can slow the flow of time (Einstein's Relativity, Event Horizons & Gravity Wells)How massive objects can bend light itself (Gravitational Lensing)How speed, distance, and time are connectedWhy time flows in one direction (The Arrow of Time / Entropy)Why hours, days, and years differ across planets and how your brain can change your experience of timeHow moving faster slows your experience of time (Time Dilation, Special Relativity)The idea that all moments - past, present, and future - may exist at once (The Block Universe, Eternalism)The strange link between particles across space and time (Quantum Entanglement)The possibility of alternate timelines or parallel realities (Many-Worlds & Branching Time)How time might loop back on itself in paradoxes (Causal Loops, Bootstrap Paradox)The theoretical end of time when energy runs out (Heat Death of the Universe)The possibility that time could, in theory, run backwards (Time Reversal Symmetry)How practical choices like time blocking, delegation, automation, and prioritisation multiply timeWhy knowing when to stop can save years of wasted effort (The Sunk Cost Fallacy)How small daily actions, over time, create immense change (The Compounding Effect)And the ever-present question: Can we change time, or only our understanding of it?Each tale ends with a poem, helping further cement the concepts shared.For those who seek, those will find, a way to learn, and speak about time. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Ready to reveal the true nature of time?Inside this cleverly woven collection of short stories, timeless myths and cutting-edge science collide. Step into ancient valleys where hours slow to a crawl, cross enchanted bridges that reveal how speed, distance and time entwine, and visit a well where time slows to a stop.Each fantasy tale uncovers a real principle of time - drawn from the edges of science, the wonders of space and gravity, and humanity's deepest questions.This is not a textbook. It is a storybook for the curious. For seekers of wonder, for thoughtful children, for adults still bold enough to ask: What is time. really?Each short story draws on real scientific, philosophical and practical ideas, reimagined through myth and magic - including: How gravity can slow the flow of time (Einstein's Relativity, Event Horizons & Gravity Wells)How massive objects can bend light itself (Gravitational Lensing)How speed, distance, and time are connectedWhy time flows in one direction (The Arrow of Time / Entropy)Why hours, days, and years differ across planets and how your brain can change your experience of timeHow moving faster slows your experience of time (Time Dilation, Special Relativity)The idea that all moments - past, present, and future - may exist at once (The Block Universe, Eternalism)The strange link between particles across space and time (Quantum Entanglement)The possibility of alternate timelines or parallel realities (Many-Worlds & Branching Time)How time might loop back on itself in paradoxes (Causal Loops, Bootstrap Paradox)The theoretical end of time when energy runs out (Heat Death of the Universe)The possibility that time could, in theory, run backwards (Time Reversal Symmetry)How practical choices like time blocking, delegation, automation, and prioritisation multiply timeWhy knowing when to stop can save years of wasted effort (The Sunk Cost Fallacy)How small daily actions, over time, create immense change (The Compounding Effect)And the ever-present question: Can we change time, or only our understanding of it?Each tale ends with a poem, helping further cement the concepts shared.For those who seek, those will find, a way to learn, and speak about time. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…