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" Empires of time : "
Anthony F. Aveni.
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BL
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707128
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b529317
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| Main Entry
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Aveni, Anthony F.
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| Title & Author
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Empires of time : : calendars, clocks, and cultures /\ Anthony F. Aveni.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Basic Books,, c1989.
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ix, 371 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0465019501
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: 046501951X
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: 1568360738
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: 9780465019502
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: 9780465019519
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: 9781568360737
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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Bibliography: p. 343-358.
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| Abstract
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Traces the roots of our modern timekeeping system and compares it with those of tribal societies.
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Archaeoastronomy.
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Time measurements.
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Time.
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| LC Classification
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QB209.A94 1989
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