The Calendar

David Ewing Duncan schildert in diesem Buch die erstaunlichen Ereignisse, die zur Entwicklung unseres heutigen Kalendersystems führten - von den ersten Mondkaledern bis zu den Atom-Uhren unserer Tage.

Originally published in 1998 a history of man's failure to accurately date time. The story of the creation of the Western calendar and how it links politics, religion, astronomy, mathematics, Cleopatra and Stephen Hawking. Includes line drawings related to the struggle to align the heavens with the clock and what happened to the missing ten days.

Autorentext
David Ewing Duncan, the author of five books, including the international bestseller 'Calendar', writes for Wired, Discover, and the Atlantic Monthly. He is a freelance producer and correspondent for ABC's Nightline, and a commentator on NPR's Morning Edition. He lives in San Francisco, CA.

#	Onlineshop	Preis CHF	Versand CHF	Total CHF
1	Seller	0.00	0.00	0.00