Tools Of Timekeeping
A Kid's Guide To The History & Science Of Telling Time, 15 Hands-On Activities
Formichelli, Linda
Martin, W. Eric
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BOOK SUMMARY
Children will learn all about inventions: their inventors, the way they changed history, and their evolution over centuries, through the activities and anecdotes provided in this interactive series.
From ancient civilization's earliest calendars and shad
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Children will learn all about inventions: their inventors, the way they changed history, and their evolution over centuries, through the activities and anecdotes provided in this interactive series.
From ancient civilization's earliest calendars and shadow clocks to the atomic clocks of today, the history of time measurement emerges in this interactive guide. The study of the evolution of timekeeping devices and the inventors of calendars and clocks is included and loaded with interesting facts and trivia. Fifteen hands-on activities help demonstrate humans' changing relationship with time over the centuries.
BOOK REVIEWS
"A mind-opening introduction to methods of computing and comparing time calculations...written in a spirited style." --KLIATT
"A fascinating glimpse into humanity's efforts to tame time." --YES Mag: The Science Magazine for Adventurous Minds
"A wonderful resource full of worthwhile activities. What fun!" --The Why Files: Science Behind the News
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0972202676
ISBN(13-digit): 9780972202671
Dewey Decimal: 529/.7
Library of Congress: bl2005015831
Book Publisher: Independent Pub Group
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 137
Paper Weight (lb): 0.79 lb
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