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The Story of Time by Kristen Lippincott, Umberto Eco, E. H. Gombrich, National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>This monumental publication is one of the most important, high-profile books published to mark the millennium, examining the very subject that gives the millennium its meaning: time. Multidisciplinary and cross-cultural in its subject-matter and approach, and all-encompassing in its scope, the book is written by an outstanding international cast of authors, including Umberto Eco and Sir Ernst Gombrich, each one a renowned expert from the fields of science, art, history, philosophy or culture. <p>Lavishly illustrated with objects from all corners of the world, from ancient Egyptian and Babylonian calendars and Titian s allegories to the distorted-clock paintings of Salvador Dalí and recent photographs of deep space taken by the Hubble telescope, <i>The Story of Time</i> questions people s perceptions of time and reflects the many ways in which cultures around the world have responded to time, measured time and expressed their understanding of time.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Just in time for the new millennium comes this enormous, amply illustrated compilation of 23 essays on aspects of time from experts in various disciplines, among them history and historiography, music, g

Who reads The Story of Time?

Author

Kristen Lippincott, Umberto Eco, E. H. Gombrich, National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)

Publisher

Merrell; Merrell Publishers; Merrell Holberton; Distributed in the USA by Rizzoli International Publications through St. Martin's Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781858940724

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Art

Rating

4.4 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14