{"product_id":"9781783265862","title":"Time and Age: Time Machines, Relativity and Fossils","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime and Age\u003c\/i\u003e explores how time is defined by man. It follows the development of our means for measuring time from early methods using the flow of water or the steady burning of candles through to the atomic clock that records time with incredible precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classical idea of time as something that progresses at a uniform rate and as something that is the same to all observers was overturned by Einstein's Theory of Relativity. The conclusions coming from this theory are described, including the anti-intuitive twin paradox where one twin, returning from a journey to a distant star, is younger than his twin brother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso covered is how age can be determined in a wide range of situations, such as how we work out the age of the Universe to how we calculate the age of artefacts that are just a few centuries old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Measurement of Time:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAstronomical Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly Recording of Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanical Clocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern Timekeeping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime and Relativity:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTime and Space\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ages of Astronomical Entities:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Age of the Universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ages of Globular Clusters and Young Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Age of the Solar System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAges on Earth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Age of the Continents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ages of Fossils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe History of Life on Earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ages of Archaeological Remains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Readers who are interested in the science of time, archaeology and paleontology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere are a number of books on time but usually dealing with specific aspects — its measurement, psychological aspects or relativistic treatments. This book is unique in the range of material it covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe material is presented in a way that is accessible to a wide range of readers. Mathematical treatments of some material is present, such as when dealing with dating using radioactivity, but for non-specialists the essential outcome of the mathematics is described verbally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe material is presented in the form of an historical narrative so that the development of ideas is presented. Thus there is a steady progression of the techniques of measuring time, from measuring the outflow of water from a container to the most advanced atomic clocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Imperial College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139996926192,"sku":"9781783265862","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783265862_p0.jpg?v=1763723953","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783265862","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}