Time and its mysteries.

Contributors:
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953. Time.
Merriam, John C. (John Campbell), 1869-1945. Time and change in history.
Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972. On the lifetime of a galaxy.
Breasted, James Henry, 1865-1935. Beginnings of time-measurement and the origins of our calendar.
Hering, D. W. (Daniel Webster), 1850-1938. Time concept and time sense among cultured and uncultured peoples.
Swann, W. F. G. (William Francis Gray), 1884-1962. What is time?
Dewey, John, 1859-1952. time and individuality.
Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962. Time and the growth of physics.
Russell, Henry Norris, 1877-1957. Time scale of the universe.
Knopf, Adolph, 1882-1966. Geologic records of time.
Shotwell, James Thomson, 1874-1965. Time and historical perspective.
Luckey, George P. Developments in portable timepieces.
James Arthur Foundation.
Format: BOOK
Language: English
Published / Created: New York : New York University Press, 1936-1949.
Subjects:
Time.
Notes:
"Lectures given on the James Arthur Foundation, New York University."

Includes indexes.

Physical description: 3 v. : ill ; 23 cm.

Call Number View in Collection NLI Holdings
529 m 3 Offsite Special Access General series I

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