Time in History: Views of Time from Prehistory to the Present Day

according accurate ancient antiquity appears astronomical Babylonian became believed Board of Longitude celestial celestial sphere century BC Christian chronology Church civilization Classical antiquity concept concerned Consequently cosmic cycle cyclical determine discovery earth Easter eighteenth century England equinox escapement Europe example famous Greek Greenwich Gregorian calendar Harrison historian horology human idea important influence invention Julian calendar later London longitude marine chronometer mathematical Maya mechanical clock medieval Metonic Metonic cycle Middle Ages modern month moon motion nature Newton nineteenth century number of days Observatory observers occurred origin oscillation Oxford particular past pendulum clock period philosopher physical present progress R. G. Collingwood regarded revolution Roman rotation Royal S. G. F. Brandon scientific seventeenth century significance society solar stars successive sundial temporal theory thought timekeeping trans University Press verge escapement Vico watches water-clocks wheel whereas Zoroastrian Zurvan