{"product_id":"time-the-dream-of-killing-chronos-hardback-9781509571598","title":"Time; The Dream of Killing Chronos (Hardback) 9781509571598","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTime\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Dream of Killing Chronos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGuido Tonelli (Author), Edward Williams (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509571598, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tonelli pays warm, poetic tribute to our very human relationship with time, from the mythology of ancient Greece to contemporary physics and cosmology. An extraordinary achievement and a remarkable book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Baggott, author of \u003ci\u003eDiscordance: The Troubled History of the Hubble Constant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Does time flow or stand still? Does it exist? Can we do without it? Can Chronos be killed?’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLa Nazione\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A journey of adventure with surprising discoveries and profound insights.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Voce e Il Tempo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The science described by Tonelli succeeds in showing us the future.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIl Messagger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Guido Tonelli leads us along the torturous gateway to understanding worlds dominated by relativistic effects, where there is a future that arrives before the past and indeed creates it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoast Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is time? Does it exist? Can it be stopped? Can time's arrow be reversed? Can we ever free ourselves from the seemingly inexorable flow of time? Chronos is a mystery, and not only for us: it was a mystery for our distant ancestors too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Guido Tonelli guides us along the path to understanding a reality that is very different from what we believe it to be. Modern science allows us to explore the deepest recesses of the universe, and when we observe the giant objects which inhabit the cosmos over great distances – galaxies and clusters of galaxies – time acquires characteristics which are quite different from those that we are used to. The same happens when we analyse the phenomena which occur on a sub-nuclear scale. In these two worlds which are so far apart from one other, the harmonious and constant flow of time which has enchanted us for millennia twists, melts and shatters. Space and time appear as an indissoluble couple – not some abstract concept but a material substance which occupies the entire universe, which vibrates, oscillates and is in a constant process of change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Tonelli's erudite assistance, we discover the long history of time, its violent birth and strange evolution. In our imaginations, we travel to terrifying places where time stops and explore the close link which binds time to energy. This is a bewildering journey that forces us to discard our preconceptions and abandon all certainty, a journey in which myth, art and philosophy will come to our aid when our minds begin to falter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: The fascination of spinning tops\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The desire to master time\u003cbr\u003eWhen the spell is broken\u003cbr\u003eLife's time\u003cbr\u003eUrns and sepulchres: the birth of past, present and future\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Our time\u003cbr\u003eThe sense of time\u003cbr\u003eWhen Chronos ran wild and free\u003cbr\u003eCaging time\u003cbr\u003eThe Triumph of Chronos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 2: Where time stops\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The odd couple\u003cbr\u003eTime which melts and shatters: Soft clocks: Fantastic accuracy: making money from relativity: Great philosophers and Little Red Riding-Hood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. The long history of time\u003cbr\u003eThe beginning of time\u003cbr\u003eThe end of time\u003cbr\u003eTime in the world of great cosmic distances\u003cbr\u003eMagnificent illusions and fantastic chimeras\u003cbr\u003eWhen the energy of three suns travels lightly over the waves of Space-time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. When time stops\u003cbr\u003eThe clocks of the Paris Commune\u003cbr\u003eThe Hellish places where time vanishes\u003cbr\u003eThe spectacular end of Betelgeuse\u003cbr\u003eThe terror champions\u003cbr\u003ePhysics at the points of empty time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 3: Between ephemeral existence and eternal life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The life of particles\u003cbr\u003eA world full of weirdness\u003cbr\u003eMasses which explode and times which dilate disproportionately\u003cbr\u003eCosmic super-accelerators\u003cbr\u003eThe little red and white brick house\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. The time of the infinitely small\u003cbr\u003eA handful of chosen ones\u003cbr\u003eIn the ivanescent realm of the ephemeral\u003cbr\u003eThe reckless life of muons\u003cbr\u003eBeauty, charm and the timidity of quarks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. A very special relationship\u003cbr\u003eA Castor and Pollux like-existence\u003cbr\u003eGrabbing Kairos by the hair\u003cbr\u003eMeasuring time with energy\u003cbr\u003eThe raids of the messengers, Hermes' protégés\u003cbr\u003eThe perfect couple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Can time's arrow be reversed?\u003cbr\u003eAn equation reveals a world whose existence nobody had suspected\u003cbr\u003eThe Holy Grail of symmetry\u003cbr\u003eThe secret of a poem, or a fine wine\u003cbr\u003eEntropy and the irreversibility of time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. The dream of killing Chronos\u003cbr\u003eThe ancient poetry of the idea of stopping time\u003cbr\u003eTime's assassins\u003cbr\u003eNosferatu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: The brief time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453539741976,"sku":"9781509571598","price":15.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509571598.jpg?v=1785286051","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/time-the-dream-of-killing-chronos-hardback-9781509571598","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}