The Calendar
Measuring Time
Published on 1. October 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-500-30106-7 (ISBN)
Description
The calendar is an indispensable tool for civilized life, allowing people to order the past, present and future and to record events. Many cultures developed independent calendar systems, including the ancient Greeks, Romans and Chinese, and the Maya and Aztecs. The modern western calendar, accepted today as the global standard, is the fruit of a long and tumultuous history.
Reviews / Votes
'Intensely readable ... de Bourgoing weaves a rich, anecdotal line' - Antiques MagazineMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
11 Illustrations, black and white; 109 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 125 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-30106-7 (9780500301067)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
11/2001
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
€29.85
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Person
Jacqueline de Bourgoing holds degrees in geography and serves on the faculty of the Institute of Political Studies in Paris. She is active with French television's History channel, for which she has produced a series on the history of the calendar.