It's time for a mind-blowing look at the history and mystery of time with the masters of timekeeping, published in association with Royal Observatory Greenwich
The Wonders of Time is written by the Curator of Time at the home of timekeeping. The book uncovers a huge range of mysteries around time: its beginnings, the methods of measuring it, how we experience it, different philosophies of time and the potential of time travel. Readers explore the timeline of timekeeping, looking at the evolution of our understanding - travelling across the globe and even to the far reaches of space.
Contents of The Wonders of Time:
4 WHAT IS TIME?
TIME AND THE UNIVERSE
6 THE BEGINNING OF TIME
8 THE SOLAR SYSTEM
10 TIME IN SPACE
12 MOON AND THE STARS
NATURAL TIME
14 THE SHAPE OF TIME
16 DIVIDING THE YEAR
18 BUILDING BLOCKS OF TIME
20 BODY CLOCKS
MEASURING TIME
22 EARLY TIMEKEEPING
24 MECHANICAL TIME
26 DIVIDING THE DAY
28 TIME REDEFINED
COORDINATING TIME
30 WHAT'S THE TIME?
32 A SPEEDY WORLD
34 AGREEING TIME
36 TIME ZONES
WONDERS OF TIME
38 LIFETIMES
40 THE GOOD TIMES
42 THE WONDERS OF TIME
44 AROUND THE WORLD IN SEVEN CLOCKS
46 GLOSSARY
47 FIND OUT MORE
48 INDEX
This is the third book in a series published by Wayland in association with Royal Observatory Greenwich exploring the wonders of science, illustrated by the super-creative Jan Bielecki. Other books in the series include: Wonders of the Night Sky and The Future of the Universe by Professor Raman Prinja.

Emily Akkermans, illustrated by Jan Bielecki