Mapping Time Calendar by Richards (39 results)

Condition: acceptable. Book is in acceptable condition. May have shelf wear, edge wear, and spine wear, but a very readable copy. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable. Does not include original dustcover jacket. Possibly Ex Library Copy.

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Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: good. Good: The book has been read but is in good condition. It has very minimal damage to the cover, including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages. See the seller's listing for full details and a description of any imperfections.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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Condition: Good. Ne. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean, solid copy with small gift inscription on half title page, otherwise unmarked text. Cover corners are square; light bump to bottom of spine. Binding is tight and square. Jacket has mild surface and edge wear, no tears. We are unable to ship oversize books and multi-volume sets internationally.…

Condition: Good. : Descubre la fascinante historia de los calendarios a través de los tiempos. Desde los fundamentos de la astronomía hasta los antiguos sistemas de medición del tiempo, este libro explora el desarrollo del calendario moderno y el cálculo preciso de fechas importantes como la de Pascua. Aprende sobre los calendarios prehistóricos, los de civilizaciones como los egipcios, mayas y aztecas, y el efímero calendario republicano francés. Con experimentos y cálculos sencillos, este libro ofrece una visión accesible y completa del calendario desde perspectivas históricas y contemporáneas. EAN: 9780192862051 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Mapping Time: The Calendar and Its History Autor: E. G. Richards Editorial: Oxford University Press, U.S.A. Idioma: en Páginas: 460 Formato: tapa blanda.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This volume contains descriptions of a selection of the calendars of the world and their history. There are introductory chapters on the nature of calendars, their astronomical background and the history of writing and counting. There are also chapters on the week and on the history of calendar reform. There is a section on methods of converting dates in one calendar to dates in another which are suitable for implementation on a hand calculator or computer; these include a discussion of the calculation of the date of Easter. The book is intended for the general reader rather than for the specialist but contains much material not otherwise easily accessible. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

First Edition. 1998 1st edition with B&W illustrations; tightly bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine; a very clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Oxford University Press Historical Books (Oxford University Press) Mapping Time - The Calendar and its History (VG+/NM) Manufacturer: Oxford University Press Product Line: Historical Books (Oxford University Press) Type: Hardcover Copyright Date: 1999 Author: E. G. Richards Page Count: 460 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+/NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: This fascinating book fully addresses a topic of much general interest by drawing together a wealth of diverse material on the much-trusted (and rarely disputed) phenomenon we know as the calendar. From the fundamentals of astronomy to the world's ancient time-keeping schemes, from the development of the modern-day calendar to the precise calculation of what happens when (as in, how does one arrive at the date for Easter Sunday?), this is a skillful yet approachable discussion of the calendar from both the historical and contemporary perspectives. Readers will even learn how to perform experiments and calculations for themselves by using such basic techniques as stargazing and simple mathematics. …

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled and slight creasing. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean. Series; Oxford scholarship online. Physical description; xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Calendar History. Calendars History. Time measurements History. Chronology, Historical. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Decorated endpapers. Includes bibliographical references and index. ContentsPartial contents The calendar in theory -- The calendars of the world -- Calendar conversions -- Easter -- Appendices. Subjects; Calendar History. Calendars & Chronology History. Asia. China. Clocks. Egypt. Italy. Time. Science Time. Related Historical Sciences. History & Archaeology. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled and slight creasing. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean. Series; Oxford scholarship online. Physical description; xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Subjects; Calendar History. Calendars History. Time measurements History. Chronology, Historical. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xxi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Decorated endpapers. Includes bibliographical references and index. ContentsPartial contents The calendar in theory -- The calendars of the world -- Calendar conversions -- Easter -- Appendices. Subjects; Calendar History. Calendars & Chronology History. Asia. China. Clocks. Egypt. Italy. Time. Science Time. Related Historical Sciences. History & Archaeology. 1 Kg. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Thus. Numbers are printed inside, 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. The first printing of the first Oxford University Press paperback edition. Clean and firmly bound with light handling wear including creases on the spine and on the lower edge of the front cover.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. Very minor creasing to covers and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 438pp. An account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis each of the most important calendars of the world, from prehistory to modern times. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7.75 x 5 inches.…

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Cloth, 8vo, xxi, 438 pp, ills. From the blurb - "Calendars are based on the succession of days and nights, punctuated by the waxing and waning of the moon and by the rhythms of the seasons. All of the ancient ones were lunar- based and while some of these were eventually adjusted to take account of the seasons (lunisolar calendars) others abandoned the moon, leading to the development of solar calendars. Without an understanding of the regularity of the motions of the sun and the moon to guide them, our remote ancestors had no way of planning ahead: their experience of time could have been no more than a succession of days and moons and seasons. Only after they had learnt to count and do simple arithmetic, and after many nights of careful observation of the heavens, did the calendar begin to take shape. Mapping Time is an account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world, from antiquity to modem times. Its scope is nothing less than grand, with chapters on the nature of calendars and on their astronomical background, on the history of writing and counting, on the week, and on the history of calendar reform. There are descriptions of historic calendars, of those devised by the Egyptians, the Mayans, the Aztecs, and other civilizations, of the short-lived French Republican calendar, which introduced a ten-day week, and of our present-day Gregorian calendar." Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First edition hardback, 1998, with unclipped jacket. In overall near-fine used condition with only slight signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed; boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears almost unopened. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - small set of initials to front endpaper and half title; text, illustrations and diagrams bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.…