Time, A.J.Turner

1240 gr
25 x 30cm
248 pp
EXHIBITION IMAGES OF TIME

Part I
Time-scales
The Origins of Modern Time
From a World Ruling Timetoa Time-Ruled World
Time in Nature
AHinge in Time

Part II
Catalogue
Autors of catalogue entries

Begining in Time
The Origin and Course of Time
Time in Pre-history and the AncientTime
Islam
Time beyond the Mediterranean
Christian Time
The Variety of European Horology
Steps towards Precision
Precise Clocksand the Rotation of the Earth
Time and Navigation
PrecisionTime in the Modern World and its Distribution
Horological Production for a Mass Market
The Uses of Time
Time, Money and Productivity
Time in Music
The Times of the Natural World
The Physics of Time
The Human Sense of Time

Bibliography
Index