About time : from sun dials to quantum clocks, how the cosmos shapes our lives - and we shape the cosmos
Frank, Adam, 1962-2013
Books, Manuscripts
An exhilarating journey into the science of time, from Stonehenge to the big bang and beyond. Weaving cosmology with day-to-day chronicles, Adam Frank tells the story of humanity's invention of time and how we will experience it in the future.
Main title:
Author:
Frank, Adam, 1962-, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2013.London : Oneworld, 2013.
Collation:
xxi, 406 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781851689644 (pbk)
Dewey class:
529
Local class:
529
Language:
English
BRN:
231473