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Questioning the millennium : a rationalist's guide to a precisely arbitrary countdown / Stephen Jay Gould.
A series of essays in which the author shares his interest and insights into the coming millenium, focusing on questions of calendrics, astronomy, and history.
Record details
- ISBN: 0609600761
- ISBN: 9780609600764
- Physical Description: 190 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Harmony Books, ©1997.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface: Our Precisely Arbitrary Millennium -- 1. What? Redefining the Millennium: From Sacred Showdowns to Current Countdowns -- 2. When? Dousing Diminutive Dennis's Debate (DDDD = 2000) -- 3. Why? Part One: Bloody-Minded Nature. Part Two: Five Weeks.
- Additional Physical Form available Note:
- Also issued online.
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- Subject:
- Two thousand, A.D.
Calendar > Social aspects.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | CB 161 .G68 1997 | 271842 | Stacks | Reshelving | - |
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