Mapping time : the calendar and its history
Richards, E. G.1998
Book
With background history on astronomy and the history of writing and counting as well as methods for converting dates in one calendar to another, this volume provides a useful overview of how calendars were invented and their subsequent development.
Main title:
Mapping time : the calendar and its history / E. G. Richards.
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Collation:
xxi, 438p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
the calendar and its history.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780198504139 (hbk)
Dewey class:
529.309529.3
Language:
English
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BRN:
352904