Time /

Eminent researchers in fields ranging from the arts and humanities to the natural sciences discuss the subject of time. Asking questions such as 'is it possible to travel in time?' and 'how do biological clocks work?', these essays are written in a clear style accessible to the e...

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Other Authors: Ridderbos, Katinka, 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0511066996
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Time and modern physics / Christopher J. Isham and Konstantina Savvidou
  • Cyclic and linear time in early India / Romila Thapar
  • Time travel / D.H. Mellor
  • The genetics of time / Charalambos P. Kyriacou
  • The timing of action / Alan Wing
  • Talking about time / David Crystal
  • Storytime and its futures / Gillian Beer
  • Time and religion / J.R. Lucas.