Clock Mirage

Named one of Book Riot’s Six Great Nonfiction Books about Time  “[A] mind-stretching book. . . . Skilfully written.”—John Carey, Sunday Times (London)A tour of clocks throughout the centuries—from the sandglass to the telomere—to reveal the physical, biological, and social nature of time What is time? This question has fascinated philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists for thousands of years....