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ID:
009460
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India, Scholastic India Pvt. Ltd, 2008.
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xiv, 182pBlack Spine
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This book traces the history of calendars and gives us many fascinating facts on how days, weeks, months and years came to be.
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Acknowledgement
Author's preface
Translator's foreword
History of what?
The problem of measuring time
The Roman calendar
The Hindu calendars
Some other calendars
The week
The subunits of a day
The zero of time
New proposals for calendar reform
Appendix
References
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8176559709 Pb.
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019299
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New Delhi, Puffin Books, 2013.
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xv, 528pYellow Spine
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In The Puffin History of the World- Volume 1, Roshen Dalal traces the origin of human beings and the different aspects of their development and growth, right from the big bang and the origin of the universe, up to CE 1500. The book speaks of great civilizations and empires, epics, myths and legends, religions old and new, wars and conquests, clothes, food and lifestyle, trade, travel and adventure and much more. It packs in exciting trivia, numerous maps and illustrations that provide a breathtaking overview of global history.
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9780143331575 Pb.
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| 018259 | 909/DAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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