The Nature of Time

by J Woods Halley

This book reviews and contrasts contemporary and historical perceptions of time from scientific and intuitive human points of view. Ancient and modern clocks, Augustinian ideas, the deterministic Newtonian universe, biological clocks, deep time, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and relativity all contribute to the perspective. The focus is on what can be inferred from established technologies and science as opposed to futuristic speculation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367477068
• ISBN13: 9780367477066
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"