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Did you know...that St. Patrick cursed the rush which pricked him when he sat down, and now every green blade has a brown tip? That the Druids considered mistletoe to be a cure for barrenness? That there is one hour in every day when any wish you make will be granted, but nobody knows when it is? Filled with intriguing Celtic facts, illustrations, sayings, and quotations, this illuminating little book contains an entry for each day of the year. The writings of Celts as diverse as William Butler Yeats, William McGonagall, Tobias Smollett, and James Joyce are featured, as well as a wealth of ancient Celtic sources, manuscripts, and journals. Sarah Costley and Charles Kightly have drawn on their combined knowledge of Celtic lore and literature to produce the ideal gift for the Celts of today and anyone interested in the Celtic world. ... Read more

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The Wiley Classics Library consists of selected books that have become recognized classics in their respective fields. With these new unabridged and inexpensive editions, Wiley hopes to extend the life of these important works by making them available to future generations of mathematicians and scientists. Currently available in the Series: T. W. Anderson Statistical Analysis of Time Series T. S. Arthanari & Yadolah Dodge Mathematical Programming in Statistics Emil Artin Geometric Algebra Norman T. J. Bailey The Elements of Stochastic Processes with Applications to the Natural Sciences George E. P. Box & George C. Tiao Bayesian Inference in Statistical Analysis R. W. Carter Simple Groups of Lie Type William G. Cochran & Gertrude M. Cox Experimental Designs, Second Edition Richard Courant Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume I Richard Courant Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume II Richard Courant & D. Hilbert Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume I Richard Courant & D. Hilbert Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume II D. R. Cox Planning of Experiments Harold M. S. Coxeter Introduction to Modern Geometry, Second Edition Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Representation Theory of Finite Groups and Associative Algebras Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Methods of Representation Theory with Applications to Finite Groups and Orders, Volume I Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Methods of Representation Theory with Applications to Finite Groups and Orders, Volume II Bruno de Finetti Theory of Probability, Volume 1 Bruno de Finetti Theory of Probability, Volume 2 W. Edwards Deming Sample Design in Business Research Amos de Shalit & Herman Feshbach Theoretical Nuclear Physics, Volume 1 —Nuclear Structure J. L. Doob Stochastic Processes Nelson Dunford & Jacob T. Schwartz Linear Operators, Part One, General Theory Nelson Dunford & Jacob T. Schwartz Linear Operators, Part Two, Spectral Theory—Self Adjoint Operators in Hilbert Space Nelson Dunford & Jacob T. Schwartz Linear Operators, Part Three, Spectral Operators Herman Fsehbach Theoretical Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Reactions Bernard Friedman Lectures on Applications-Oriented Mathematics Gerald d. Hahn & Samuel S. Shapiro Statistical Models in Engineering Morris H. Hansen, William N. Hurwitz & William G. Madow Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume I—Methods and Applications Morris H. Hansen, William N. Hurwitz & William G. Madow Sample Survey Methods and Theory, Volume II—Theory Peter Henrici Applied and Computational Complex Analysis, Volume 1—Power Series—lntegration—Conformal Mapping—Location of Zeros Peter Henrici Applied and Computational Complex Analysis, Volume 2—Special Functions—Integral Transforms—Asymptotics—Continued Fractions Peter Henrici Applied and Computational Complex Analysis, Volume 3—Discrete Fourier Analysis—Cauchy Integrals—Construction of Conformal Maps—Univalent Functions Peter Hilton & Yel-Chiang Wu A Course in Modern Algebra Harry Hochetadt Integral Equations Erwin O. Kreyezig Introductory Functional Analysis with Applications William H. Louisell Quantum Statistical Properties of Radiation All Hasan Nayfeh Introduction to Perturbation Techniques Emanuel Parzen Modern Probability Theory and Its Applications P.M. Prenter Splines and Variational Methods Walter Rudin Fourier Analysis on Groups C. L. Siegel Topics in Complex Function Theory, Volume I—Elliptic Functions and Uniformization Theory C. L. Siegel Topics in Complex Function Theory, Volume II—Automorphic and Abelian integrals C. L Siegel Topics in Complex Function Theory, Volume III—Abelian Functions & Modular Functions of Several Variables J. J. Stoker Differential Geometry J. J. Stoker Water Waves: The Mathematical Theory with Applications J. J. Stoker Nonlinear Vibrations in Mechanical and Electrical Systems ... Read more

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A Must-Have in Time Series Analysis
I used this book as an undergraduate student. Although it is not an elementary book, it is very well structured so it easy to follow the train of thought of T.W. Anderson.
You end learning a lot without ever noticing the effort.
Drawbacks?. It's a little bit out of date, since it does not include Garch or other models for heterocedastic series, although it gives some ideas for standarizing them.

classic coverage of time series analysis
When I was a graduate student at Stanford I took multivariate analysis from Ted Anderson. The first edition of this book was out then as was his famous book on multivariate analysis. Both books are classics because they are rigorous and thorough.

This book covers all aspects of the statistical theory of time series including both time and frequency domain approaches. My warning is that this is an advanced text and is not easy to read. Both the text by Brockwell and Davis and the one by Fuller are easier to read. They are both advanced level books that also give good coverage to both time and frequency domain approaches.

For easier reading and course study I prefer other books but for a classic reference book, nothing beats Anderson!

An essay of statistical tencniques in analizing time series
A strong mathematical approach to time serie analysis. Sometimes a bit hard to understand, but always an indispensable asset. ... Read more

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Excellent Non-Mathematical Monograph
I think a better subtitle would have been, "The Constant Search for Time," because only a third of the book is devoted to atomic clocks. The development of increasingly stable and accurate clocks is covered in detail, thankfully without dwelling on Harrison's efforts (already well covered in other books).

As better clocks were built, measurements showed increasingly subtle causes for variations in the length of the day ranging from a non-circular orbit, to tidal effects, to crust movements, and down to atmospheric effects on the rotation rate. All these are covered in detail.

The most convenient source of time with nanosecond accuracy is now the GPS satellites. Jones describes how special and general relativity affect their timekeeping and how these effects are compensated.

He also goes into great detail about the international organizations responsible for managing UTC and the complex methods used to average the time from the primary standards and hundreds of secondary standards to produce UTC. Jones manages to do this without losing the reader's attention.

Although the book avoids any math or advanced physics, it does not condescend in any way, and is directed to the mature reader. There are explanations of cesium and rubidium frequency standards, hydrogen masers, and also the latest developments: laser cooling and cesium fountains.

It would have been nice if the author had included a bibliography, but this is compensated by providing the URLs for all the major world timekeeping organizations and also links to a number of web sites devoted to time. ... Read more

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Based on their enormously complex calendars that recorded cycles of many kinds, the Aztecs and other ancient Mesoamerican civilizations are generally believed to have had a cyclical, rather than linear, conception of time and history. This boldly revisionist book challenges that understanding. Ross Hassig offers convincing evidence that for the Aztecs time was predominantly linear, that it was manipulated by the state as a means of controlling a dispersed tribute empire, and that the Conquest cut off state control and severed the unity of the calendar, leaving only the lesser cycles. From these, he asserts, we have inadequately reconstructed the pre-Columbian calendar and so misunderstood the Aztec conception of time and history.Hassig first presents the traditional explanation of the Aztec calendrical system and its ideological functions and then marshals contrary evidence to argue that the Aztec elite deliberately used calendars and timekeeping to achieve practical political ends. He further traces how the Conquest played out in the temporal realm as Spanish conceptions of time partially displaced the Aztec ones. His findings promise to revolutionize our understanding of how the Aztecs and other Mesoamerican societies conceived of time and history. ... Read more

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The New World Calendar review by John Konrad Kern
If you have ever wanted to be part of a dramatic world-wide happening, this stupendous book is for you. For the first time in 2046 years, appropriately as the 3rd Millennium begins, a new, greatly simplified calendar is available, thanks to the genius of Eric P. Donald. He has standardized the months into 28 days and 4 weeks, all identical, with a 13th month added to keep synchronicity with the sun. Instead of 336 pages of the Roman calendar, we will have only one page, thereby saving valuable environmental resources, greatly reducing economic costs, and conveniently streamlining the processes of business, government and society. While the author anticipates the official adoption of the new calendar, time will be required for this to be realized. But this will not prevent people and organizations from adopting it for their own purposes in the meantime. Then too, some people may not wish to make practical use of the calendar, instead enjoying it for its provoking of their imagination. the concise format of the slim volume facilitates easy comprehension of the workings and advantages of this outstanding contribution to the lessening of information age angst. ... Read more

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What is time? What do we understand when we think about time? What do we mean by ‘now? This book covers concisely all the different aspects of time with an anchoring point within the geological sciences. Here successions of strata are seen as representing successions of events in the long history of the earth; palaeontology provides a record of organic evolution through nearly the whole of these several thousand million years. The rest of the book diversifies in discussing the measurement of time both physically and biologically; our human perception of it; the ending of personal time in death; the pervading presence of time in the arts; out through astronomy to cosmology; into philosophy and religion. The idea of time is a very complex one but this book undertakes a journey to prove that it is not beyond comprehension. ... Read more

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Wonderful journey into Mesoamericas past!
Vincent Malmstrom has written a wonderfully entertaining book stuffed full of facts on the Mesoamerican systems of calendrical accounting. I had no idea the history of their calendars went so far back, nor that they were so widely used by such a great number of civilizations. His theories fill in where the facts leave off, as most studies on ancient cultures must, and the facts support his hypotheses. Malmstrom's theories on the origin of the calendar are quite different in some aspects than those of scholars before him -- one major difference is that he does not believe the Olmec developed the calendar. I don't want to ruin any surprises for a reader -- and there are some for those who accept the commonly supported theories of the Olmec as the "father" of all subsequent Mesoamerican civilizations -- so I will stop with just one more comment: If you have any interest in Mesoamerica or the cultures of the Zoque, Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Mixtec, Toltec or Aztec, GET THIS BOOK! ... Read more

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Time's Pendulum kept swinging!
It's about the quest to capture Time - from sundials to atomic clocks, this poetic & stimulating history retraces how we've measured this intangible & powerful force. Even though we can split a second into millions of moments we still can't describe what time is. When better than now, as a millennium begins, to read about our hunt for temporal time & how we've measured it. To spelunk the deep reaches of the universe to gauge the clock of the universe, to gauge the age of the orb we squabble over each day. A fascinating read, everything I think to write about this articulate & thoughtful book echoes with double entendres. ()

Dissapointing in the end
The first half of this book is excellent in terms of tracking societal evolution and how it meshes with the technical evolution of modern timekeeping devices as well as explaining railroad time and zone time. So facinating that I couldn't put it down. The second half was so boring and dogmatic that if it weren't for the indignation it will certainly cause in any thinking adult, I wouldn't have been able to read 10 pages without going comatose. It covers the world of scientific speculation on the subject of the age of the Earth with virtually no objectivity or tolerance of any alternative opinion. Not only is the second half of the book poorly researched, supported and written (though, to give the author credit it can be difficult to write 170+ pages of unsupportable dogmatic drivel and make it interesting) it isn't even on the same subject you might expect the book to address. If you buy the book, I would recommend saving yourself the tears of frustration and skip part II. ... Read more

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ProphetÂ’s Manual reveals the one true nature of reality in all its different forms. Fractal supersymmetry unifies all physical theories, including relativity and quantum uncertainty, into one interpretation, just as it brings together spiritual and physical aspects of the one reality.

This book is an introductory course in space/time fractality, the unveiling of original prophetic knowledge in order to prepare for a quantum leap. It confirms through supersymmetry of double helix that the Mayan end date is the same event as announced in apocalyptic passages and in the texts and monuments of ancient civilizations. It is the return of Zep Tepi when skies fall and when a new heaven and earth are created from the old. ItÂ’s the rising of phoenix from its ashes.