What is Time?
the classic account of the nature of time
$27.26
- Paperback
186 pages
- Release Date
11 December 2003
Summary
Unraveling Time: A Journey Through Clocks, Calendars, and Cosmic Mysteries
G. J. Whitrow (1912-2000) embarks on a captivating exploration of time’s essence, beginning with a tale of a Russian poet in pre-WWI London. When the poet innocently asks, “Please, what is time?” he’s met with, “But that’s a philosophical question. Why ask me?”
Professor Whitrow uses this anecdote as a springboard into the thing that clocks measure. He delves into the origins of our understanding of t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198607816 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198607814 |
| Author: | G.J. Whitrow, Marlene P. Soulsby, J.T. Fraser |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 186 |
| Release Date: | 11 December 2003 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 128mm x 13mm |
About The Author
G.J. Whitrow
G. J. Whitrow was the first President of the International Society for the Study of Time and held the same position in numerous other scientific societies. He was a frequent broadcaster on radio and his many books include ‘Time in History’, ‘Atoms and the Universe’ (with G.O. Jones and J. Rotblat) and ‘Einstein: The Man and His Achievement’.
Dr J. T. Fraser is the founder of the International Society for the Study of Time and author of several books including’Time, Conflict, and Human Values’ . He is widely acknowledged as the world’s foremost expert on the study of time.
Professor Marlene P. Soulsby is Associate Professor in German and Comparative Literatureat Pennsylvania State University.
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