{"title":"Duncan Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eDUNCAN STEEL is a British space scientist and discoverer of twelve minor planets, including 9767 Midsomer Norton. His books include \u003cem\u003eEclipse\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMarking Time: The Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteel holds a BSc from the University of London, an MSc and DIC from Imperial College London, and a PhD from the University of Canterbury. He served as Associate Professor in space technology at the Joule Physics Laboratory, University of Salford, and has worked with NASA on both its Detection and Intercept Committees assessing the threat of comet and asteroid collisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Steel continues his work as a research astronomer and Visiting Researcher at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at the University of New South Wales. That scientific focus on planetary threats and cosmic cycles runs throughout his books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuncan lives in Canberra, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuncan Steel’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"marking-time","title":"Marking Time: The Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"If you lie awake worrying about the overnight transition from December 31, 1 BC, to January 1, AD 1 (there is no year zero), then you will enjoy Duncan Steel's \u003cem\u003eMarking Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\"--\u003cem\u003eAmerican Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No book could serve as a better guide to the cumulative invention that defines the imaginary threshold to the new millennium.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Fascinating March through History and the Evolution of the Modern-Day Calendar . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this vivid, fast-moving narrative, you'll discover the surprising story of how our modern calendar came about and how it has changed dramatically through the years. Acclaimed author Duncan Steel explores each major step in creating the current calendar along with the many different systems for defining the number of days in a week, the length of a month, and the number of days in a year. From the definition of the lunar month by Meton of Athens in 432 BC to the roles played by Julius Caesar, William the Conqueror, and Isaac Newton to present-day proposals to reform our calendar, this entertaining read also presents \"timely\" tidbits that will take you across the full span of recorded history. Find out how and why comets have been used as clocks, why there is no year zero between 1 BC. and AD 1, and why for centuries Britain and its colonies rang in the New Year on March 25th. \u003cem\u003eMarking Time\u003c\/em\u003e will leave you with a sense of awe at the haphazard nature of our calendar's development. Once you've read this eye-opening book, you'll never look at the calendar the same way again.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0471298271\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471298274\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Duncan Steel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212270633176,"sku":"9780471298274","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471298274_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738780296_515dfbd6-c228-4c79-a102-f879c610a7ff.jpg?v=1790992072"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-duncan-steel.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}