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The history of time : a very short introduction / Leofranc Holford-Strevens.

by Holford-Strevens, Leofranc.

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Oxford University Press, 2005.

Calendar -- History.

Very short introductions, no. 133

9780192804990 (pbk.)

0192804995 (pbk.)

144 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137) and index.

1. The day -- 2. Months and years -- 3. Prehistory and history of the modern calendar -- 4. Easter -- 5. Weeks and seasons -- 6. Other calendars -- 7. Marking the year -- Appendices --Further reading -- Glossary -- Index.

"The organization of time into hours, days, months, and years seems immutable and universal, but is actually far more artificial than most people realize. The French Revolution resulted in a restructuring of the French calendar, and the Soviet Union experimented with five and six-day weeks. Leofranc Holford-Strevens explores the history of the measurement of time using a range of fascinating examples, from Ancient Rome and Julius Caesar's imposition of the Leap Year to the 1920's project for a fixed Easter."--Book Jacket.

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