The History of Time: A Very Short IntroductionOUP Oxford, 11 Αυγ 2005 - 160 σελίδες Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? Why are some calendars lunar and some solar? The organisation of time into hours, days, months and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artificial than most people realise. The French Revolution resulted in a restructuring of the French calendar, and the Soviet Union experimented with five and then six-day weeks. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores these questions using a range of fascinating examples from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's imposition of the Leap Year, to the 1920s' project for a fixed Easter. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. |
Περιεχόμενα
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2 Months and years | 18 |
3 Prehistory and history of the modern calendar | 28 |
4 Easter | 44 |
5 Weeks and seasons | 64 |
6 Other calendars | 86 |
7 Marking the year | 108 |
Appendices | 131 |
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Glossary | 138 |
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Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
19-year cycle 25 March 7th century adopted Alexandrian ancient April astronomical August Babylonian Bede Bede’s began beginning Caesar calculation called celebrating century bc Chapter Chinese calendar Christian Church civil computus concurrent corresponding counted December Dionysius earth’s Easter tables Egypt Egyptian embolismic embolisms emperor English epact epagomenal days epoch February feria followed Friday full moon Golden Number Greek Gregorian calendar Gregorian Easter Incarnation indiction intercalation January Jewish Jews Julian calendar king known later Latercus Latin leap day luna XIV lunar calendar lunar month lune lunisolar lunisolar calendar Macedonian market-cycle meaning meridian Metonic cycle modern molad month names moon’s natural day observed Paschal cycle Passover Phamenoth Pharmouthi planetary Pope principle quantième rası reckoned reform regnal Revised Julian Calendar Roman Rome Saturday seasons September solar calendar solar cycle Style summer sun’s Sunday Letter synodic month Thoth Tishri tradition veintena vernal equinox Victorius week Western winter