The book looks at time through different perspectives (ranging from physics, history, philosophy, anthropology to art, business & politics, biology and psychology).
What is time? The 5th-century philosopher St Augustine famously said that he knew what time was, so long as no one asked him.
What is time? This book describes the developing physics of the concept of time from Newton, via Einstein, to the present day, and the related philosophical aspects. It also discusses the psychological experience of time and insights from cognitive science.
Gary Lachman analyses his own experiences of coincidence, synchronicity and precognition, revealing the power of our dreaming minds and how we can all unlock the ability to 'dream ahead of time'.
From Stonehenge to atomic clocks, this is how we’ve used science to work out the time across the centuries
Delve into a wealth of famous events, significant sites and momentous births and deaths. Choose a day of the year and discover the fascinating array of people, places and happenings for which it is notable.
What Time Is It? is a playful meditation on the illusory nature of time. In this beautiful essay in pictures, Berger posits the idea that by experiencing the extraordinary, we can defy time itself.
Establishes that the traditions of Roman art and literature were still very much alive in the mid-fourth century.... Læs mere
Simultaneously displays the date on thirteen different calendars over a three-hundred year period.
Stephen P. Blake compares the Islamic concept of time across the empires of the Safavids, Ottomans... Læs mere
A witty and entertaining journey through time from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map