Why time flies : a mostly scientific investigation / Alan Burdick.
Why time flies : a mostly scientific investigation / Alan Burdick.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/1082 , H 2017/3506
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Foreword -- The hours -- The days -- The instants -- Why time flies.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
""Time" is the most commonly used noun in the English language; it's always on our minds and it advances through every living moment. But what is time, exactly? Do children experience it the same way adults do? Why does it seem to slow down when we're bored and speed by as we get older? How and why does time fly? In this witty and meditative explor...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Why time flies : a mostly scientific investigation / Alan Burdick.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued As
Online version: Burdick, Alan. Why time flies. New York : Simon & Schuster, [2017] 9781451677010 (DLC) 2016026733
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2017/1082 , H 2017/3506
Record Identifier
74VKV7O3XDLX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV7O3XDLX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781416540274 hardcover ; alkaline paper
141654027X hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
529.2
MMS ID
991024064918502626
