A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks

A Brief History of Timekeeping

The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks

By
Chad Orzel
Chad Orzel
2022 • 324 pages

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