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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Edward M Reingold; Nachum Dershowitz |
ISBN: | 0521771676 9780521771672 0521777526 9780521777520 |
OCLC Number: | 316533406 |
Notes: | Includes 1 CD-ROM in pocket attached to inside bak cover. |
Description: | xxxii, 422 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. Introduction; Part I. Arithmetical Calendars: 2. The Gregorian calendar; 3. The ISO calendar; 4. The Julian calendar; 5. The Coptic and Ethiopic calendars; 6. The Islamic calendar; 7. The Persian calendar; 8. The Balinese calendar; 9. The Baha'i calendar; 10. The Hebrew calendar; 11. The Mayan calendar; 12. The Old Hindu calendars; Part II. Astronomical Calendars: 13. Time and astronomy; 14. The French Revolutionary calendar; 15. The Chinese calendar; 16. The Modern Hindu calendars; 17. Coda; Appendices. |
Responsibility: | Edward M. Reingold, Nachum Dershowitz. |
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'... something of immense value ... a true labor of love, this cultural service to humanity should be in every library of the world.' Choice 'If you are interested in Calendars this book is a must have ... an excellent mind-broadening book'. The Journal of the ACCU Read more...
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