The Clock Mirage: Our Myth of Measured Time

by Joseph Mazur

Book Overview

Named one of Book Riot's Six Great Nonfiction Books about Time: a tour of clocks throughout the centuries--from the sandglass to the telomere--that reveals the physical, biological, and social nature of time

" A] mind-stretching book. . . . Skilfully written."--John Carey, Sunday Times (London)

What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300229321
• ISBN13: 9780300229325
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"