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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
"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

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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