Questioning The Millennium

Stephen Jay Gould

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English

Vintage
08 January 1999

General & world history; Science: general issues; Time (chronology), time systems & standards

Stephen Jay Gould examines the phenomenon of the millennium. He looks at the origins of the term in the Biblical prophecies of the Book of Revelation - if the six ages of man date from 4000BC, will 2000AD signify the end of time? Gould describes how the meaning of the word has evolved to its present day usage and tackles the debate over whether the millennium ends in 1999 or at the end of 2000AD. He also questions the human compulsion to impose our time-schemes on the universe and wonders how far can we go in applying our mathematical principles to nature. Existing methods of calculating time are all flawed to some extent and yet the complexities of lunar months, leap years, and the calculation of dates such as Easter, are part and parcel of our fascination with calendrics as both a hobby and an occupation.

By: Stephen Jay Gould
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 150g
ISBN: 9780099765813
ISBN 10: 0099765810
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 08 January 1999
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9780099283324
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Jay Gould is the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Professor of Geology at Harvard University, and the Curator for Invertebrate Palaeontology in the University's Museum of Comparative Zoology. His publications include Eight Little Piggies, Wonderful Life, Ever Since Darwin, The Panda's Thumb, Dinosaur in a Haystack and, most recently, Life's Grandeur.

Reviews for Questioning The Millennium

The author believes that the history of the last 2000 years can be seen as a progression from believing in an imminent glorious new world to counting the present through a calendar unit of a thousand years. In the course of outlining the eclipse of a supernatural millennium to a secular one, Gould takes the opportunity to debunk a lot of nonsense. By far the best thing in the book is a moving description of how and why autistic people are able instantly to tell you the relevant day of the week for any given historical date. (Kirkus UK)