Timekeeping : explore the history and science of telling time with 15 projects /

Formichelli, Linda, 1969-

Timekeeping : explore the history and science of telling time with 15 projects / Linda Formichelli and W. Eric Martin ; illustrated by Sam Carbaugh. - [1st edition]. - vii, 120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm. - Build it yourself series . - "Build it yourself" series. .

Includes index.

Includes webliographical references and index.

Introduction: now is the time -- The birth of time -- Here come the hours -- Telling time after twilight -- What is a clock, anyway? -- Escaping the time traps of old -- Back and forth and back and forth -- Slicing the world into time zones -- Crystal clear timekeeping -- Measuring time without moving -- Time on your hands.

"[This book] travels through the past and into the future to explore how humans have measured the passage of time."--Page 4 of cover.

9-12. Guided reading level: S.

9781619301368 1619301369 9781619300330 1619300338

2016302104

GBB277970 bnb

016143479 Uk


Time measurements--History--Juvenile literature.
Calendar--History--Juvenile literature.
Time--Juvenile literature.
Time--Measurements.
Clocks and watches.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made.
Calendar.
Time.
Time measurements.

Education USA Juvenile clock practical timekeeping Timekeeper (general)


Instructional and educational works.
History.
Juvenile works.
Instructional and educational works.