Tools of timekeeping : a kid's guide to the history & science of telling time /
Linda Formichelli and W. Eric Martin.
- [1st edition].
- 137 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 131) 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 -- Any way you slice it -- Crystal clear timekeeping -- Measuring time without moving -- Time on your hands.
Describes the history and technology of the methods people have used to measure time, and provides 15 activities designed to improve one's awareness of the complexity of timekeeping.
0972202676 9780972202671 9781435276086 1435276086
2006278548
Time measurements--History--Juvenile literature. Calendar--History--Juvenile literature. Time--History. Calendar--History. Calendar. Time measurements.
Education USA Activity Juvenile Timekeeper (general)