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Hardcover About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks Book

ISBN: 0618396683

ISBN13: 9780618396689

About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks

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Book Overview

Time to read a book.
Time to wash dishes.
Time to do this or that.

You say things like this every day, all the time. But there was a time when time itself was undefined--no one knew the difference between a minute, an hour, or a day.
Then people started creating tools to measure time. First they used the big stuff around them--the sun, the moon, water. Soon after, using the knowledge they got from their natural time-telling tools,...

Customer Reviews

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Great history of timekeeping, interesting for adults, too :)

Bought this for my young son (reading level age 8-10). Terrific illustrations and very educational.
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