Discoveries: The Calendar History, Lore, and LegendWell-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way. |
Contents
AN ANCIENT CHALLENGE | 13 |
THE JULIAN CALENDAR FROM CAESAR TO CHRISTIANITY | 41 |
AN INSTRUMENT OF MEASUREMENT | 67 |
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Discoveries: The Calendar History, Lore, and Legend Jaqueline De Bourgoing No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
16th century almanacs ancient Arab astrology astronomical became began beginning Bibliothèque Nationale birth book of hours calculate calen called Carnival celebrated century BC Chinese Christ Christian Christmas church civil clock Common Era computation counted culture cycle date of Easter dating systems dayes December depicts divisions duration earth Egypt Egyptian endar established extra day February festivals French Greek Gregorian calendar Gregorian reform harvest heaven holidays holy Jacques Le Goff January Jewish Julian calendar Julius Caesar Lent liturgical lunar calendar lunar months lunisolar lunisolar calendar manuscript illumination March Maya measure Middle Ages moon movable feast Musée Muslim names Nationale de France organized pagan Paris Pataphysical periods plant political Pope popular precise religious Revolution rhythm Rogation Days Roman Rome saints seasons September Shabbat society solar calendar spring stars Stephen Jay Gould Sunday traditional twelve universal vernal equinox week Zodiac زمین