1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996386047003316

Autore

Smith John <fl. 1673-1680.>

Titolo

Horological disquisitions concerning the nature of time, and the reasons why all days, from noon to noon, are not alike twenty four hours long [[electronic resource] ] : in which appears the impossibility of a clock's being always kept exactly true to the sun : with tables of equation, and newer and better rules ... how thereby precisely to adjust royal pendulums ... : with a table of pendulums, shewing the beats that any length makes in an hour ... / / by John Smith ... ; to which is added The best rules for the ordering and use both of the quick-silver and spirit weather-glasses, and Mr. S. Watson's rules for adjusting a clock by the fixed stars

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Richard Cumberland ..., 1694

Descrizione fisica

[4], 92 p

Soggetti

Time, Equation of

Horology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes one folded table of equations.

"Licensed, January 17, 1693/4, D. Poplar"--P. 2.

Reproduction of original in British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791668703321

Titolo

Asian religions in British Columbia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Larry DeVries, Don Baker, and Dan Overmyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2010

ISBN

1-283-33531-X

9786613335319

0-7748-1664-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Collana

Asian religions and society series, , 1705-4761

Altri autori (Persone)

OvermyerDaniel L. <1935->

BakerDon (Donald L.)

DeVriesLarry <1942->

Disciplina

200.89

Soggetti

Asians - British Columbia - Religion

Asiatiques - Colombie-Britannique - Religion

British Columbia Religion

Colombie-Britannique Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Illustrations""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: Traditions from South Asia""; ""1: Hindu and Other South Asian Religious Groups""; ""2: The Making of Sikh Space: The Role of the Gurdwara""; ""3: Religion, Ethnicity, and the Double Diaspora of Asian Muslims""; ""4: Zoroastrians in British Columbia""; ""Part 2: Traditions from Southeast Asia""; ""5: Thai and Lao Buddhism""; ""6: Sri Lankan and Myanmar Buddhism""; ""7: Vietnamese Buddhist Organizations""; ""Part 3: Traditions from East and Central Asia""

""8: Korean Religiosity in Comparative Perspective""""9: Tibetan Religions""; ""10: Traditional and Changing Japanese Religions""; ""11: Christianity as a Chinese Belief""; ""12: Chinese Religions""; ""Concluding Comments""; ""Suggested Readings""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. Yet in general we need to know more about the diversity of religions that



accompanied immigrants to the province and how they are practised today. This book offers intimate portraits of local religious groups, including Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. The first comprehensive, comparative examination of Asian religions in British Columbia, this book is mandatory reading for teachers, policy makers, scholars of local history and culture and of Asian Canadian studies.