Time

This book reviews and contrasts contemporary and historical perceptions of time from scientific and intuitive human points of view. Ancient and modern clocks, Augustinian ideas, the deterministic Newtonian universe, biological clocks, deep time,...

A perfect balance of science, history, and sociology, Time's Pendulum traces the important developments in humankind's epic quest to measure the hours, days, and years with accuracy, and how our concept of time has changed with each new technological...

'Fascinating and full of beauty' KATHERINE MAY, author of WinteringA journey into the forgotten art of marking time through signs in the world around us - from the slow sliding of sunbeams to the wheeling of the stars.Past generations would tell time by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398847712Author Dr Sten OdenwaldFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 330gDimensions(mm) 160mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781032004471Author Philip PondImprint Taylor & Francis LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a novel study on the way revolutions in science, technology and communication impact philosophy/world outlook including Marxism, society's future, mode of production, capitalism/socialism dichotomy, world economy, and trends like...

Have you ever been in an accident and felt that time slowed down? Have you felt time stretch radically, or even apparently disappear, in a state of deep meditation? Psychologist Dr Steve Taylor calls these "Time Expansion Experiences", and in this book...