Clockwork Man: The Story of Time, Its Origins, Its Uses, Its TyrannyHorizon Press, 1968 - 260 strán (strany) |
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Authors Preface | 7 |
If you want to know the Time Ask a Priest | 10 |
Order CounterOrder Disorder | 23 |
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Clockwork man : the story of time, its origins, its uses, its tyranny Lawrence Wright Zobrazenie úryvkov - 1992 |
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