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Frontmatter

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-fm

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Chapter Five: Time, motion, rhythm: reality, perception and quantification 第五章:时间，运动，节奏:现实，感知和量化

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-008

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General index 总索引

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-011

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Chapter Three: Lives in time: history, biography, bibliography 第三章:时间生活:历史，传记，参考书目

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-006

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List of Illustrations 插图一览表

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-002

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Chapter Two: Times of life and times of year: the ever-shifting cycles 第二章:生命的时间和一年的时间:不断变化的周期

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-005

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Chapter Four: Time for the doctor: crises, perils and opportunities 第四章:看医生的时间:危机、危险和机会

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-007

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Chapter One: Time measurement, time management: days, hours and routines 第一章:时间计量、时间管理:日、时、例

Time for the Ancients Pub Date : 2022-01-17 DOI: 10.1515/9783110752397-004

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