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1、TIMEINANTIQUITYTimeinAntiquityexploresthedifferentperceptionsoftimefromClassicalantiquity,principallythroughthetechnologydesignedtomeasure,markortelltime.ThematerialdiscussedrangesfromthesixthcenturybcinarchaicGreecetothethirdcenturyadintheRomanEmpire,andoffersfasci-natinginsightsintoordinarypeo
2、plesperceptionsoftimeandtime-keepinginstruments.Cosmictimeisdefined,asexpressedthroughthemovementsofthesun,moonandstarsinthemselvesoragainstthebackdropofthenaturalland-scape.RobertHannahsubsequentlydiscussescalendars,artificialschedulesdesignedtomarktimethroughtheyear,withparticularattentionbeingg
3、iventoananalysisoftheAntikytheraMechanismthemostcomplex,geared,astronomicalinstrumentsurvivingfromantiquity,andtheobjectofexcitingrecentscientificstudies.Atthecoreofthebookisananalysisofthedevelopmentofsundialtech-nology,fromelementaryhumanshadow-castingtothewell-knownspherical,conicalandplanesun
4、dialsofantiquity.Thesciencebehindthesesundials,aswellasothermeansofmeasuringtime,suchaswaterclocks,isexplainedinsimpleandclearterms.TheuseofthebuiltenvironmentasameansofmarkingtimeisalsoexaminedthroughacasestudyofthePantheoninRome.Theimpactofthesevariousinstrumentsonordinaryhumanlifeishighlighte
5、dthroughout,asareordinaryperceptionsoftimeineverydaylife.RobertHannahisProfessorofClassicsattheUniversityofOtago,NewZealand.HisresearchinterestsincludeGreekandRomanarchaeoastronomy,ClassicalartandtheClassicaltradition.SCIENCESOFANTIQUITYSciencesofAntiquityisaseriesdesignedtocoverthesubject-matte
6、rofwhatwecallscience.Thevolumesdiscusshowtheancientssaw,interpretedandhandledthenaturalworld,fromtheelementstothemostcomplexoflivingthings.Theirdiscussionsonthesemattersformedaresourceforthosewholaterworkedonthesametopics,includingscientists.Theintentionofthisseriesistoshowwhatitwasintheaims,exp
7、ectations,problemsandcircum-stancesoftheancientwritersthatformedthenatureofwhattheywrote.Aconsequentpurposeistoprovidehistorianswithanunderstandingofthematerialsoutofwhichlaterwriters,ratherthanpassivelyreceivingandtransmitt
