[PDF.29iy] The Week: An Essay on the Origin and Development of the Seven-Day Cycle

The Week: An Essay on the Origin and Development of the Seven-Day Cycle

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 | #4721116 in Books |  F H Colson |  2015-03-12 |  2015-03-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.80 x.28 x5.08l,.0 | File type: PDF | 136 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Dated but interesing for calendar buffs|By odontoman|Published in 1926, this little volume purports to be among the first to study the origin of the week, preceded by only one book nearly a century before. Indeed, the topic is rarely presented because of the dearth of material, and what historical evidence exists, allows some conjecture. This is not to say that nothing conclusi

Originally published in 1926, this book contains a general history of the measurement of time now known as the week. Colson begins with the seven-day cycle devised by the Jews and examines how different theologies gave rise to different names and systems of measurement for each day of the week and how the week eventually became standardised. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient astronomy and the history of time keeping.

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