Time : The Measuring of Time, from the Egyptian Calendar to the Atomic Clock (How Science Works Series)

By Caterina Rochat

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760705968
• ISBN13: 9780760705964
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Nicely illustrated large size introduction for children

Contents: The Sun and Season,The Moon and Months, Great Observatories, the Egyptian Calendar, The Farmers'Calendar, Our Calendar, Other Calendars, The Solar Clock,Water Clocks, The Arabs and the Astrolabe, The Sound of Time, Time in the City, the Time of Science, Navigation, World Time, The Portable Clock, Sports, Atomic Time, Past Time. Has a glossary and an index. 48 pages. Meant for children about 9 to 12. Many color illustrations on every page.