The Idea of Time
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1999
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-98545-7 (ISBN)
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-98545-7 (ISBN)
Examining perspectives on time, how and why we measure time as we do, and time in relation to our lives, the author launches a wide-ranging enquiry into this elusive concept. The book looks at time and the universe as a whole, from the "beginnings" of time through to the present.
The Idea of Time Charles Hepworth Holland Trinity College, Dublin, Eire What is time? What do we understand when we think about time? What do we mean by 'now'? This book covers concisely all the different aspects of time with an anchoring point within the geological sciences. Here successions of strata are seen as representing successions of events in the long history of the earth; palaeontology provides a record of organic evolution through nearly the whole of these several thousand million years. The rest of the book diversifies in discussing the measurement of time both physically and biologically; our human perception of it; the ending of personal time in death; the pervading presence of time in the arts; out through astronomy to cosmology; into philosophy and religion. The idea of time is a very complex one but this book undertakes a journey to prove that it is not beyond comprehension.
The Idea of Time Charles Hepworth Holland Trinity College, Dublin, Eire What is time? What do we understand when we think about time? What do we mean by 'now'? This book covers concisely all the different aspects of time with an anchoring point within the geological sciences. Here successions of strata are seen as representing successions of events in the long history of the earth; palaeontology provides a record of organic evolution through nearly the whole of these several thousand million years. The rest of the book diversifies in discussing the measurement of time both physically and biologically; our human perception of it; the ending of personal time in death; the pervading presence of time in the arts; out through astronomy to cosmology; into philosophy and religion. The idea of time is a very complex one but this book undertakes a journey to prove that it is not beyond comprehension.
Charles Hepworth Holland is a British geologist, Emeritus Fellow and former Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Trinity College, Dublin.
What Do We Mean When We Talk About Time?
Clocks and Calendars.
Time and Life.
Human Time.
The Artistic View of Time.
A Growing Sense of Geological Time.
Geochronometry.
Stratigraphy.
The Solar System and Beyond.
Cosmology.
The Philosophy of Time.
What Do We Understand When We Think About Time?
Further Reading.
Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.2.1999 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 174 x 252 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Chronologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-98545-7 / 0471985457 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-98545-7 / 9780471985457 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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