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The Book of Time: Everything You Need to Know About the Biggest Idea in the Universe

The Book of Time: Everything You Need to Know About the Biggest Idea in the Universe

by Adam Hart - Davis (Author)

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    Hardcover 2011

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Synopsis

In The Book of Time we see how philosophers, religions and scientists have tried to explain time as everything from a perfect cycle to ever-increasing chaos. We see how time works in the natural world and in our own bodies and minds, and how we've tried to measure it - first with calendars, then with increasingly sophisticated devices, from the Ancient Indian ghati and to the latest atomic clock.And from Aristotle to Einstein, we explore how time has been essential for scientists in their quest to understand the universe and everything in it. Not forgetting the deliciously weird world of time travel, explaining what is fact and what is fiction. This is the kind of book that you can dip into or read in depth - but either way we promise time will just fly by...

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 256
 Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Published: 03 Oct 2011
ISBN 10: 1845335619
ISBN 13: 9781845335618
Book Overview: An illustrated guide to the biggest of the 'big ideas' by one of the UK's best loved scientists and historians. Adam Hart-Davis is the author of 27 informative and entertaining books on science and history which have collectively sold more than 110,000 copies. Time is explained in an accessible way that makes it the perfect illustrated guide for fans of popular science.

Author Bio
Adam Hart-Davis is a scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster, well-known for presenting the BBC television series Local Heroes and What the Romans Did for Us (and spinoff series on the Victorians, the Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Ancients). He was also a co-presenter of Tomorrow's World , and presented Science Shack . His most recent book is Science: The Definitive Visual History (Dorling Kindersley).