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Entries begin with Age of the Oldest Stars and the Milky Way and end with X-Ray Universe and vary in length from less than a page to more than nine pages. All are signed, have brief lists of further readings, and frequently have see also references to other entries. An amazing array of topics is found, from persons (Foucault, Emerson, Dickens, Petrarch, and F. W. Taylor) to medical (Cardiovascular Chronopharmacology), religious (Judeo-Christian Traditions on Time), literary (Clock Metaphor, Stream of Consciousness), astronomical (Anasazi Archaeoastronomy, Star and Galaxy Formation), sports (Racing Sports and the Stopwatch) to such entries as Time for the Family, Mathematics of Musical Time, and Tidal Rhythms in Marine Organisms. Because many topics are discussed in specific entries, a list of articles by major disciplines allows one to find related entries quickly. For example, Horology lists Clocks: America and Mass Production, 1770-1890; French Clocks and Watches, 1660-1830; and Precision Timekeeping, 1790-1830 among its 14 entries. Time's Measurements and Divisions includes Aztec Calendar; Calendar: Chinese and Japanese; and Standard Time: Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time among its eight entries. Neither the sundial nor flextime has its own entry, but an index provides quite detailed access and both of these topics are found there. Illustrations include formulas, tables, diagrams, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.
The Encyclopedia of Time is a fascinating volume for browsing that also supplies readable scholarly information concerning all facets of this topic. Not just science libraries, but all academic and large public libraries, even some high-school libraries, may find it a valuable addition to their collections.
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