About Time Too

A Miscellany of Time

Royal Observatory Greenwich

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Royal Observatory Greenwich
01 April 2021

Maritime history; Time (chronology), time systems & standards

How old is Earth? Can we look back in time? How long is a light year? How short is a femtosecond? What is Greenwich Mean Time? How did astronauts tell the time on the Moon? When did time begin?

It's high time you knew the answers to these and many more intriguing questions, so why not pass the time reading this lighthearted, illustrated miscellany, packed with hundreds of amazing facts from the time experts at the Royal Observatory. In less than no time, you'll have discovered the myriad of influences that time has on our daily lives.

By: Royal Observatory Greenwich
Imprint: Royal Observatory Greenwich
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 172mm, Width: 132mm,
ISBN: 9781906367664
ISBN 10: 1906367663
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 01 April 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Royal Observatory Greenwich is the home of space and time, the Greenwich Meridian Line, awe-inspiring astronomy, and London's only Planetarium.