From the experts at "Information Please" and the editors of "Time" magazine comes this comprehensive assembly of incredible facts and statistics on just about anything--famous people, demographic data, geography, history, and more. From global trends to election results, all the up-to-the-minute facts, dates, and information one needs. 32-page color insert.
"What is time? Where does it come from, what is it made of, and how do we know we've got it right? Read the wonderful and eccentric Time Book to find out."--Page 4 of cover.
Sadruddin Somji • James Carleton • James Lewis • James Lutley • James McDonough • James McGary • James OConnor • James Saunders • James Tao • James Willeford • Jamie Ambler • Jamie Treyvaud • Jamison Shelton • Jan Andersson • Jan ...
Packed with compelling charts, lists, and quizzes, as well as new and intriguing research, The Book of Times is an addictive, browsable, and provocative look at the idea of time from every direction.
'An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps 'Not merely...
Telling time becomes clear and easy for young readers in this bright and lively introduction to measurements of time.
Fletcher Research found that paid access services were more often used for e- mail, chat, and accessing premium content, whereas free ISPs were used for general Web surfing (“U.K. ISP Audience,” 1999). Internet competition in Britain ...
In this engaging and spirited book, eminent social psychologist Robert Levine asks us to explore a dimension of our experience that we take for granted—our perception of time.
... 181, 193 and Newton 213–14, 233 Levi-Civita tensor 205 Lewis, David 39–41, 43, 48–9, 59–60, 65, 69, 75, 176–7, 281 Lie algebra 191 Lie group 191,195 see also gauge theory: gauge transformations Lisi, Sam 236 n. 15 Loewer, Barry 281 ...
Appendix 5: A Selected Webography of Sites Dedicated to Time Travel Theory and Philosophy Hunter, Joel. 2004. “Time Travel.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. http://www. iep.utm.edu/timetrav/. Accessed 15 July 2014.
This book brings together, in a novel way, an account of the structure of time with an account of our language and thought about time.