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1) History of the hour: clocks and modern temporal orders

Author

Dohrn-van Rossum, Gerhard

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

2) Timekeeping: explore the history and science of telling time with 15 projects

Author

Formichelli, Linda

Series

Build it yourself

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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"[This book] travels through the past and into the future to explore how humans have measured the passage of time."--P. [4] of cover.

3) The warlord's alarm

Author

Pilegard, Virginia Walton

Series

Warlord series volume 7

Publisher

Pelican Pub. Co

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

English

Description

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While traveling to an important feast in ancient China, Chuan and his friend Jing Jing devise a water "alarm" clock to make sure their party reaches the emperor's palace before rival warlords. Includes a brief history of water clocks and instructions for making one.

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1) History of the hour: clocks and modern temporal orders

2) Timekeeping: explore the history and science of telling time with 15 projects

3) The warlord's alarm

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