the calendar and its history Richards, E. G. (Edward Graham) creator text bibliography nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 1998 monographic eng

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xxi, 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Pt. I. The Calendar in Theory. 1. The calendar. 2. The astronomical background. 3. Time and the clock. 4. Writing and libraries. 5. Numbers and arithmetic. 6. The variety of calendars. 7. The reform of the calendar -- Pt. II. The Calendars of the World. 8. Introduction. 9. Prehistoric calendars. 10. The calendars of Babylon and the Near East. 11. The Egyptian calendar. 12. The calendars of China and East Asia. 13. The calendars of India. 14. The Mayan and Aztec calendars. 15. Four European calendars. 16. The Roman and Julian calendars. 17. The Jewish calendar. 18. The Islamic and Baha'i calendars. 19. The Gregorian calendar. 20. The French Republican calendar. 21. The week -- Pt. III. Calendar Conversions. 22. Calendar conversions. 23. Mathematical notes. 24. To calculate the day of the week. 25. The conversion of regular calendars. 26. The Jewish calendar. 27. The Mayan calendar -- Pt. IV. Easter. 28. A short history of Easter. 29. The date of Easter Sunday. 30. A Book of Hours -- App. I. Astronomical constants -- App. II. The names of the days of the week -- App. III. The names of the days of the year in the French Republican calendar. E.G. Richards. Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-428) and index. Calendar History CE11 .R5 1998 529.3 RIM 0198504136 0192862057 98024957 DLC 980508 20170514145816.0 282136 eng