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Empires of Time: Calendars, Clocks, and Cultures
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
October 1, 1989
Pages
371
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780465019502
ISBN-10
0465019501
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Out of Print
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$24.95
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sci/tech
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Compares contemporary timekeeping methods and related cultural perspectives to those of seminomadic tribes and classical civilizations, tracing the influence of calendars, datebooks, clocks, and other means of measuring humankind's most valuable commodity
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Hardcover
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from Basic Books (October 1, 1989)
9780465019502 | details & prices | 371 pages | List price $24.95
About: Compares contemporary timekeeping methods and related cultural perspectives to those of seminomadic tribes and classical civilizations, tracing the influence of calendars, datebooks, clocks, and other means of measuring humankind's most valuable commodity
About: Compares contemporary timekeeping methods and related cultural perspectives to those of seminomadic tribes and classical civilizations, tracing the influence of calendars, datebooks, clocks, and other means of measuring humankind's most valuable commodity
Paperback
Rev sub edition from Univ Pr of Colorado (October 1, 2002)
9780870816727 | details & prices | 368 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $24.95
Reprint edition from Kodansha Amer Inc (August 1, 1995)
9781568360737 | details & prices | 371 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Compares contemporary time keeping methods and related cultural perspectives to those of seminomadic tribes and classical civilizations, tracing the influence of calendars, datebooks, clocks, and other means of measuring humankind's most valuable commodity
About: Compares contemporary time keeping methods and related cultural perspectives to those of seminomadic tribes and classical civilizations, tracing the influence of calendars, datebooks, clocks, and other means of measuring humankind's most valuable commodity
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