Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture

Author H. James Birx

Publisher SAGE

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H. James Birx

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SAGE

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Copyright

2009

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9781412963961

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College Freshman - College Senior

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Surveys the major facts, concepts, theories, and speculations that infuse the present understanding of time. Explores the contributions of scientists, philosophers, theologians, and creative artists from ancient times to the present.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Editorial Board.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Dedication.
List of Entries.
Reader's Guide.
About the Editor.
Contributors.
Introduction.
Acknowledgments.
1: Abelard, Peter (1079–1142).
2: Adam, Creation of.
3: Afterlife.
4: Aging.
5: Albertus Magnus (C. 1200–1280).
6: Alexander, Samuel (1859–1933).
7: Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE).
8: Alighieri, Dante (1265–1321).
9: Altamira Cave.
10: Amnesia.
11: Anaximander (C. 610–C. 546 BCE).
12: Anaximines (C. 585–C. 525 BCE).
13: Angels.
14: Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109).
15: Anthropic Principle.
16: Anthropology.
17: Apocalypse.
18: Apollodorus of Athens (C. 180–C. 120 BCE).
19: Aquinas, Saint Thomas (1225–1274).
20: Aquinas and Aristotle.
21: Aquinas and Augustine.
22: Archaeology.
23: Archaeopteryx.
24: Aristotle (384–322 BCE).
25: Aristotle and Plato.
26: Armageddon.
27: Asimov, Isaac (1920–1992).
28: Astrolabes.
29: Attila the Hun (C. 400–453).
30: Attosecond and Nanosecond.
31: Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354–430).
32: Aurora Borealis.
33: Avicenna (980–1037).
34: Baer, Karl Ernst Ritter Von (1792–1876).
35: Bakhtin, Mikhail Mikhailovich (1895–1975).
36: Barth, Karl (1886–1955).
37: Baxter, Stephen (1957– ).
38: Becoming and Being.
39: Bede the Venerable, Saint (c. 672–735).
40: Beowulf.
41: Bergson, Henri (1859–1941).
42: Berkeley, George (1685–1753).
43: Bible and Time.
44: Big Bang Theory.
45: Big Crunch Theory.
46: Birth Order.
47: Birthrates, Human.
48: Black Holes.
49: Boethius, Anicius (c. 480–c. 524).
50: Bohm, David (1917–1992).
51: Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769–1821).
52: Boscovich, Roger Joseph (1711–1787).
53: Boucher de Perthes, Jacques (1788–1868).
54: Bradbury, Ray (1920–).
55: Bruno, Giordano (1548&
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