The Story of Clocks and Calendars

The Story of Clocks and Calendars
Author: Betsy Maestro
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2004-11-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0060589450

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Travel through time with the maestros as they explore the amazing history of timekeeping! Did you know that there is more than one calendar? While the most commonly used calendar was on the year 2000, the Jewish calendar said it was the year 5760, while the Muslim calendar said 1420 and the Chinese calendar said 4698. Why do these differences exist? How did ancient civilizations keep track of time? When and how were clocks first invented? Find answers to all these questions and more in this incredible trip through history.

The Clock and the Calendar

The Clock and the Calendar
Author: Doug Collins
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1637580894

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Historians will look back over time at the events of the fall of 2019 and the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, and will debate the merits of the charges and the circumstances that caused the whole debacle. In The Clock and the Calendar, Congressman Doug Collins will explain why the impeachment was not really about a phone call with a foreign leader or how the president conducted himself; no, it was not even about the Russia investigation that had fizzled just months before these proceedings. What happened in the halls of Congress during this time was merely a date with a destiny that was dreamed of by Democrats still feeling the sting of bitter tears in Brooklyn on the night that Donald Trump derailed the coronation of Hillary Clinton. It was on that night that the mainstream media was stunned and brought to tears, and the Washington establishment shook to their very core, that the seed was planted. We may not have won tonight, they said, but we will never let this stand. Instead of looking to win again in four years, the movement began to look for another solution. Seeds had already been sown: the way was impeachment and that was the destiny they sought.

About Time

About Time
Author: Bruce Koscielniak
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2004
Genre: Time
ISBN: 0618396683

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The Dance of Time

The Dance of Time
Author: Michael Judge
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2012-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1611455111

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Three streams of history created the Western calendar - from the East beginning with the Sumerians, from the Celtic and Germanic peoples in the North, and again from the East, this time from Palestine with the rise of Christianity. The author teases out the contributions of each stream.

Marking Time

Marking Time
Author: Duncan Steel
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2007-08-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0470245085

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"If you lie awake worrying about the overnight transition from December 31, 1 b.c., to January 1, a.d. 1 (there is no year zero), then you will enjoy Duncan Steel's Marking Time."--American Scientist "No book could serve as a better guide to the cumulative invention that defines the imaginary threshold to the new millennium."--Booklist A Fascinating March through History and the Evolution of the Modern-Day Calendar . . . In this vivid, fast-moving narrative, you'll discover the surprising story of how our modern calendar came about and how it has changed dramatically through the years. Acclaimed author Duncan Steel explores each major step in creating the current calendar along with the many different systems for defining the number of days in a week, the length of a month, and the number of days in a year. From the definition of the lunar month by Meton of Athens in 432 b.c. to the roles played by Julius Caesar, William the Conqueror, and Isaac Newton to present-day proposals to reform our calendar, this entertaining read also presents "timely" tidbits that will take you across the full span of recorded history. Find out how and why comets have been used as clocks, why there is no year zero between 1 b.c. and a.d. 1, and why for centuries Britain and its colonies rang in the New Year on March 25th. Marking Time will leave you with a sense of awe at the haphazard nature of our calendar's development. Once you've read this eye-opening book, you'll never look at the calendar the same way again.

The Clock We Live on

The Clock We Live on
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1959
Genre: Calendars
ISBN:

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"An explanation of the development of clocks and calendars for keeping track of the passage of time, through the sciences of astronomy, mathematics, and ... others." - Book Buyer's Guide.

My Android Phone

My Android Phone
Author: Craig James Johnston
Publisher: Que Publishing
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2015-07-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0134132947

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If you own or are considering a new Android smartphone, My Android Phone is your must-have companion. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Android 5 (Lollipop) phone working just the way you want. Learn how to: • Master Android 5’s new tools, improved interface, and best shortcuts • Quickly set up your phone, Google account, and Wi-Fi connection • Play and organize all your media: music, photos, YouTube videos, movie rentals, eBooks, and more • Efficiently manage your life: contacts, events, and more • Connect securely via VPNs • Link to nearby Android devices via Wi-Fi Direct • Use one app to manage all your email accounts, not just Gmail • Discover today’s fastest Chrome web browser shortcuts • Bookmark and share the sites you visit • Browse the web “incognito,” without leaving evidence on your phone • Use Google Maps and Google Now to find any destination • Discover great new apps and games in the Google Play Store--even great freebies • Create amazing images with Panorama and Photo Spheres • Customize everything from ringtones to wallpaper and widgets • Use Google Wallet to pay for items and send or receive money • Optimize battery life and uncover apps that are draining power • Control data usage to avoid costly overages • Use your phone with a new Android Wear smartwatch

A History of Time

A History of Time
Author: Paul R. Wonning
Publisher: Mossy Feet Books
Total Pages: 108
Release:
Genre: History
ISBN:

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Discover the fascinating history of time, clocks, calendars and time zones. A History of Time reveals the journal of the development of how humans keep track of time, including daylight saving time. Clock history, calendar history, history of time zones, sundial, hourglass history, daylight saving time

Understanding Time

Understanding Time
Author: Beulah Tannenbaum
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1958
Genre: Chronology
ISBN:

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The science of clocks and calendars.

TIME

TIME
Author: Rick Perez
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2010-05-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1450090443

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This book divides TIME into three main units. The first unit will be time in general. The second unit will be time as we know it on clocks. The third unit will be dedicated to calendars. The purpose in writing this book is to make the reader THINK. Should we change our current clock and/or calendar to make them better? For example: why are there 60 minutes in an hour, or why do we have 28, 29, 30, or 31 days in a month? In the first unit, Rick gives us a brief introduction and some historical theories as to how and why man started keeping track of time. In one of the sections in this unit, Rick tries to show how the ages in the Bible’s genealogy from Adam to Noah are more realistic by using lunar years instead of solar. He concludes this unit with his version of time zones. The second unit is dedicated to clocks and other hour-measuring devices. Sundials, water clocks, candles, mechanical, and atomic clocks are some of the types mentioned. The reader is given information to explain why the day was divided into 24 hours and why the hour was divided into 60 minutes. Rick concludes this unit by proposing a solar day of 100 shorter hours. Finally, the third unit is devoted to the solar year, giving details of some of the early calendars like the Egyptian, Babylonian, Roman, Gregorian, etc. Here is where we see the mark that the early lunar or luni-solar calendars have left on our current calendar. In this unit, Rick gives us his calendar proposal featuring a ten-day week. But the most spectacular section is the section titled “The Dates and Times of Jesus’s Birth and Death.” He uses scientific data, historical information, and scriptural references to deduce the exact times and dates of Jesus’s birth and death.