A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mike Lenz (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
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Mike Lenz narrates 257 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,246 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
971 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks is an audiobook by Chad Orzel: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Lenz, released January 25, 2022, on the World and Computers & Technology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Mike Lenz
- Released
- January 25, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9781696607636
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks as an audiobook?
A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks?
A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks is narrated by Mike Lenz.
Is A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.