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Clock and how it changed the world / Pollard, Michael 1995  Book
Pollard, Michael Book
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Publication New York, Facts On File, 1995.
Description 46pBeige Spine
Series History and Invention
Summary/Abstract Leads you through the maze of connections linking the inventions and habits that, one way or another, have led from the development of the clock.
Standard Number 0816031428 Hb.
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ID:   025101


Hours / Hutmacher, Kimberley M. 2013  Book
Hutmacher, Kimberley M. Book
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Publication Minnesota, Capstone Press, 2013.
Description 24pOrange spine
Series It's about Time
Summary/Abstract Simple rhyming text and color photographs present hours as a unit of time.
Contents What Is an Hour? Telling Time with Hours How Long Is an Hour?
Standard Number 9781429685771 Hb.
Key Words Time  Time Measurements  Clocks and watches  Lexile 310L 
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ID:   001777


Latitude and Longitude / Williams, Brian 2002  Book
Williams, Brian Book
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Publication Great Britain, Cherrytree Press, 2002.
Description 32pWhite Spine
Series About Time
Summary/Abstract Presents the story of exploration, maps, clocks and navigation, as humankind tried to work out where things were and how to get there. This books tells the fascinating story of how science made finding ones way easier and safer, and created a world-wide system of time-keeping and time zones. Includes information on Greenwich and Greenwich mean time
Contents Knowing the Way Early Exploration Navigation Aids Maps and Mysteries The Pendulum Swings The Time Has Come Small is Beautiful Time Travel The World Goes Zonal Timed to the Millionth
Standard Number 1842341278 Hb.
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ID:   010853


Longitude: The true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time / Sobel, Dava 2007  Book
Sobel, Dava Book
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Publication London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2007.
Description xviii, 184pPink spine
Summary/Abstract Without the ability to measure longitude, sailors had been literally lost at sea throughout the ages. With 20000 pounds at stake, John Harrison, a self-taught watch-maker battled the establishment to makle the perfect timekeeper and scoop the spoils.
Standard Number 9780007241835 Pb.
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ID:   002057


Measuring Time / Williams, Brian 2002  Book
Williams, Brian Book
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Publication Great Britain, Cherrytree Press, 2002.
Description 32pWhite Spine
Series About Time
Summary/Abstract Reveals the astonishing story of the quest for accurate time-keeping, with some of the world's greatest thinkers and scientist playing their part: Galileo, Newton and Einstein.
Contents Moon Time Sun Time Marking the Day Making the Hours Equal Changing Times The New Universe Time and Space Living Time Past, Present and Future
Standard Number 184234126X Hb.
Key Words IGCSE  Day  Night  Time Measurements  Clocks and watches  Chronology 
Calendars  Space and time  Sun dials 
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Minutes / Hutmacher, Kimberley M. 2013  Book
Hutmacher, Kimberley M. Book
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Publication Minnesota, Capstone Press, 2013.
Description 24pPink spine
Series It's about Time
Summary/Abstract Simple rhyming text and color photographs present minutes as a unit of time.
Contents What Is a Minute? Telling Time with Minutes How Long Is a Minute?
Standard Number 9781429685764 Hb.
Key Words Time  Time Measurements  Clocks and watches  Lexile 380L 
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Seconds / Hutmacher, Kimberley M. 2013  Book
Hutmacher, Kimberley M. Book
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Publication Minnesota, Capstone Press, 2013.
Description 24pDark blue spine
Series It's about Time
Summary/Abstract Simple rhyming text and color photographs present seconds as a unit of time.
Contents What is a second? Telling time with seconds How long is a second?
Standard Number 9781429685757 Hb.
Key Words Time  Time Measurements  Clocks and watches  Lexile 270L 
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ID:   002988


Tell me what the Time is / Willis, Shirley 2005  Book
Willis, Shirley Book
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Publication Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
Description 30pOrange Spine
Series Whiz Kids
Summary/Abstract This book is about Time, from seconds, minutes and hours to weeks, months and years. Includes fun experiments and things to make and do.
Standard Number 1904194060 Hb.
Key Words PYP  Day  Night  Time  Seasons  Sun 
Time Measurements  Clocks and watches  Calendars 
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ID:   024081


Telling the time / Way, Steve; Law, Felicia; Beech, Mark (ill.) 2012  Book
Beech, Mark (ill.) Book
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Publication Gurgaon, Hachette India, 2012.
Description 32pWhite spine
Series Simply maths
Summary/Abstract This book records the way we have measured and recorded time, and understand clocks, calendars and time zones.
Contents Twenty-four hours a day What's the time Recording the hours H4 Clock face On time The calendar Changing year Happy New Year Hundreds of years Millennia and more Into the future The speed of light Telling time - Quiz
Standard Number 9789350094860 Pb.
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ID:   003649


Terrible Truth About Time / Arnold, Nick 2002  Book
Arnold, Nick Book
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Edition 2005 (Reprint)
Publication Great Britain, Scholastic, 2002.
Description 144pGreen Bound
Series Horrible Science
Summary/Abstract Find out who was killed for changing the calendar, make your own crazy clock, meet the tortured time geniuses and check out your chances of a time - travel trip.
Standard Number 0439982278 Pb.
Key Words IGCSE  Day  Night  Time  Clocks and watches  Chronology 
Humorous graphic novels  Calendars  Space and time  Sun dials 
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ID:   020126


Time book: a brief history from lunar calendars to atomic clocks / Jenkins, Martin; Holland, Richard (ill.) 2010  Book
Jenkins, Martin Book
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Publication London, Walker Books, 2010.
Description 64pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract A beautifully illustrated look at the idea of time - throughout time! When we first started measuring it, dividing it up, what early concepts of time were and what it means to us today. What is time? When did we first use it? Does it always work? How do animals tell time? A fun and fascinating look at time from the first calendars and clocks to the digital watches and precise time-keeping methods of today.
Standard Number 9781406323733 Pb.
Key Words Time  Seasons  Time Measurements  Clocks and watches  CHANGE  Time - History 
Lexile NC1200L 
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ID:   003983


What's the time? / Einon, Dorothy 1999  Book
Einon, Dorothy Book
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Publication Great Britain, Marshall Publishing Ltd, 1999.
Description 18pOrange Spine
Series Playschool Pals
Summary/Abstract Introduces the concept of time through a story with illustrations.
Standard Number 1840281898 Hb.
Key Words PYP  Time  Clocks and watches 
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