Time And Measurement

Author : Anthony F. Aveni
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
ISBN 13 : 9780884024033
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Measure and Meaning of Time in Mesoamerica and the Andes written by Anthony F. Aveni and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony F. Aveni gathers specialists from diverse fields to discuss temporal concepts gleaned from the people of Mesoamerica and the Andes. Essays address how they reckon and register time and how they sense time and its moral dimensions. To them, time is a feature of the process of perception, not just the sharp present ingrained in Western minds.

Author : Yulia Frumer
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022651644X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Making Time written by Yulia Frumer and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Variable hours in a changing society -- Towers, pillows, and graphs: variation in clock design -- Astronomical time measurement and changing conceptions of time -- Geodesy, cartography, and time measurement -- Navigation and global time -- Time measurement on the ground in Kaga domain -- Clock-makers at the crossroads -- Western time and the rhetoric of enlightenment

Author : Harold B Maynard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258342944
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Methods Time Measurement written by Harold B Maynard and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited By L. C. Morrow. McGraw Hill Industrial Organization And Management Series.

Author : Lyndon Bolton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time Measurement written by Lyndon Bolton and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Claude Audoin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521800808
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Measurement of Time written by Claude Audoin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a comprehensive introduction to the physics of time and time measurement, from an historical perspective to the modern day. It discusses the stability and accuracy of atomic frequency standards, covering different types of oscillators and atomic clocks, and their uses. The precision of atomic clocks and the atomic time scale are considered in the context of fundamental physical research, with relation to general relativity and applications such as the Global Positioning System. The authors also discuss International Atomic Time and its relationship to Coordinated Universal Time and the time scales used in astronomy.

Author : Thomas K. Adamson
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1429663324
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Do You Measure Time? written by Thomas K. Adamson and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2010-12 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many hours do you sleep? How many minutes does it take to eat your cereal? Learn how clocks and calendars help you tick off the seconds, hours, days, and years.

Author : Iain Morley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521119901
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Measurement written by Iain Morley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-26 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the archaeological evidence for the development of measuring activities in numerous ancient societies and the implications of these discoveries.

Author : Anjana Chatterjee
Publisher : Master Math
ISBN 13 : 1682973212
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measure Up written by Anjana Chatterjee and published by Master Math. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master Math applies the Singapore Math teaching method to the math curriculum. With a simple and engaging format, including guidance for parents and teachers, this is a valuable resource for learning length, weight size and capacity.

Author : Ole E Barndorff-Nielsen
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9814678600
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Change of Time and Change of Measure written by Ole E Barndorff-Nielsen and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change of Time and Change of Measure provides a comprehensive account of two topics that are of particular significance in both theoretical and applied stochastics: random change of time and change of probability law. Random change of time is key to understanding the nature of various stochastic processes, and gives rise to interesting mathematical results and insights of importance for the modeling and interpretation of empirically observed dynamic processes. Change of probability law is a technique for solving central questions in mathematical finance, and also has a considerable role in insurance mathematics, large deviation theory, and other fields. The book comprehensively collects and integrates results from a number of scattered sources in the literature and discusses the importance of the results relative to the existing literature, particularly with regard to mathematical finance. In this Second Edition a Chapter 13 entitled 'A Wider View' has been added. This outlines some of the developments that have taken place in the area of Change of Time and Change of Measure since the publication of the First Edition. Most of these developments have their root in the study of the Statistical Theory of Turbulence rather than in Financial Mathematics and Econometrics, and they form part of the new research area termed 'Ambit Stochastics'.

Author : Chad Orzel
Publisher : BenBella Books
ISBN 13 : 1953295606
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Timekeeping written by Chad Orzel and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2022 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER — HISTORY: GENERAL ". . . inherently interesting, unique, and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and academic library Physics of Time & Scientific Measurement history collections, and supplemental curriculum studies lists.” —Midwest Book Review "A wonderful look into understanding and recording time, Orzel’s latest is appropriate for all readers who are curious about those ticks and tocks that mark nearly every aspect of our lives." —Booklist “A thorough, enjoyable exploration of the history and science behind measuring time.” —Foreword Reviews It’s all a matter of time—literally. From the movements of the spheres to the slipperiness of relativity, the story of science unfolds through the fascinating history of humanity’s efforts to keep time. Our modern lives are ruled by clocks and watches, smartphone apps and calendar programs. While our gadgets may be new, however, the drive to measure and master time is anything but—and in A Brief History of Timekeeping, Chad Orzel traces the path from Stonehenge to your smartphone. Predating written language and marching on through human history, the desire for ever-better timekeeping has spurred technological innovation and sparked theories that radically reshaped our understanding of the universe and our place in it. Orzel, a physicist and the bestselling author of Breakfast with Einstein and How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog continues his tradition of demystifying thorny scientific concepts by using the clocks and calendars central to our everyday activities as a jumping-off point to explore the science underlying the ways we keep track of our time. Ancient solstice markers (which still work perfectly 5,000 years later) depend on the basic astrophysics of our solar system; mechanical clocks owe their development to Newtonian physics; and the ultra-precise atomic timekeeping that enables GPS hinges on the predictable oddities of quantum mechanics. Along the way, Orzel visits the delicate negotiations involved in Gregorian calendar reform, the intricate and entirely unique system employed by the Maya, and how the problem of synchronizing clocks at different locations ultimately required us to abandon the idea of time as an absolute and universal quantity. Sharp and engaging, A Brief History of Timekeeping is a story not just about the science of sundials, sandglasses, and mechanical clocks, but also the politics of calendars and time zones, the philosophy of measurement, and the nature of space and time itself. For those interested in science, technology, or history, or anyone who’s ever wondered about the instruments that divide our days into moments: the time you spend reading this book may fly, and it is certain to be well spent.