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"More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."—New York Times Book Review

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"Galison provides a unique and enlightening view on the origin of time as we know it in the modern age." -- American Scientist
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Einsteins Clocks Poincares Maps Empires of Time

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      Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
      Publication Date: 11/12/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780393326048, 978-0393326048
      ISBN10: 0393326047
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      "More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."—New York Times Book Review

      Trade Review
      "Galison provides a unique and enlightening view on the origin of time as we know it in the modern age." -- American Scientist
      "An easy-reading but penetrating book. [Galison] brings the story of time to life as a story of wires and rails, precision maps, and imperial ambitions, as well as a story of physics and philosophy." -- Science
      "This is how twentieth-century science really began....Engaging, original, and absolutely brilliant." -- James Gleick

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