Clocks And More Clocks

Author : Pat Hutchins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481410724

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Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins Pdf

When the hall clock reads twenty minutes past four, the attic clock reads twenty-three minutes past four, the kitchen clock reads twenty-five minutes past four, and the bedroom clock reads twenty-six minutes past four, what should Mr. Higgins do? He can't tell which of his clocks tells the right time. He is in for a real surprise when the Clockmaker shows him that they are all correct!

Author : Scott Alan Johnston
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780228009641

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The Clocks Are Telling Lies by Scott Alan Johnston Pdf

Until the nineteenth century all time was local time. On foot or on horseback, it was impossible to travel fast enough to care that noon was a few minutes earlier or later from one town to the next. The invention of railways and telegraphs, however, created a newly interconnected world where suddenly the time differences between cities mattered. The Clocks Are Telling Lies is an exploration of why we tell time the way we do, demonstrating that organizing a new global time system was no simple task. Standard time, envisioned by railway engineers such as Sandford Fleming, clashed with universal time, promoted by astronomers. When both sides met in 1884 at the International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC, to debate the best way to organize time, disagreement abounded. If scientific and engineering experts could not agree, how would the public? Following some of the key players in the debate, Scott Johnston reveals how people dealt with the contradictions in global timekeeping in surprising ways – from zealots like Charles Piazzi Smyth, who campaigned for the Great Pyramid to serve as the prime meridian, to Maria Belville, who sold the time door to door in Victorian London, to Moraviantown and other Indigenous communities that used timekeeping to fight for autonomy. Drawing from a wide range of primary sources, The Clocks Are Telling Lies offers a thought-provoking narrative that centres people and politics, rather than technology, in the vibrant story of global time telling.

Author : David Feldman
Publisher : Harper Paperbacks
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Curiosities and wonders
ISBN : 0060915153

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Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Other Imponderables by David Feldman Pdf

Why, do clocks run clockwise? Why don't people get goosebumps o their faces?Why does the mon look larger on the horizon?

Author : Stan Bray
Publisher : Workshop Practice
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Clock and watch making
ISBN : 1854862146

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Making Clocks by Stan Bray Pdf

Stan Bray introduces the fascinating world of horology to the complete beginner. This book explains the terminology of the clockmaker and provides general details of clock construction including layout of wheels and escarpments, a number of the latter being described. Making of wheels, pinions, escarpments, plates, pendulums, weights, cases, hands and faces is described. The necessary tools and equipment are described with details of how to make specialized items and choice of most suitable materials for their construction.

Author : Jim Collings,Merlyn Collings
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : 1574326902

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Character and Novelty Clocks and Watches by Jim Collings,Merlyn Collings Pdf

Animated novelty items date back to the nineteenth century. The artwork, design, and in some cases animation are unique, and enhance any collection.

Author : Bruce Koscielniak
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Time
ISBN : 9780618396689

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About Time by Bruce Koscielniak Pdf

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Author : Betsy Maestro
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780060589455

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The Story of Clocks and Calendars by Betsy Maestro Pdf

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.

Author : Eric Bruton
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : 0785818553

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History of Clocks and Watches by Eric Bruton Pdf

This book is a lucid and authoritative catalog of man's obsession with time and timepieces. Hundreds of full-color and black-and-white illustrations compliment intricate line drawings that illuminate the inner workings of these devices.

Author : David Rooney
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : History
ISBN : 0241370515

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About Time by David Rooney Pdf

Introduction: Korean Air Lines Flight 007, 1983 -- Order : sundial at the Forum, Rome, 263 BCE -- Faith : Castle Clock, Diyār Bakr, 1206 -- Virtue : the hourglass of Temperance, Siena, 1338 -- Markets : stock exchange clock, Amsterdam, 1611 -- Knowledge : Samrat Yantra, Jaipur, 1732-35 -- Empires : observatory time ball, Cape Town, 1833 -- Manufacture : Gog and Magog, London, 1865 -- Morality : electric time system, Brno, 1903-6 -- Resistance : telescope driving-clock, Edinburgh, 1913 -- Identity : golden telephone handsets, London, 1935 -- War : miniature atomic clocks, Munich, 1972 -- Peace : plutonium timekeeper, Osaka, 6970.5500 650|s| |a|Clocks and watches |x|History.

Author : Pat Hutchins
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : PSU:000032321050

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Clocks and More Clocks by Pat Hutchins Pdf

"A clock on each of the four floors and none of them tells the same time! Or so thinks Mr. Higgins as he dashes from hall--'twenty minutes past four'--up to attic--'twenty-three minutes past four'--down two flights to kitchen--'twenty-five minutes past four'--and up one to bedroom--'twenty-six minutes past four.'"--Kirkus Reviews, pointered review. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Kes Gray
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444925043

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Cluck O'Clock by Kes Gray Pdf

A witty and warm tell-the-time book, created by Kes Gray, author of the bestselling Oi Frog, and Mary McQuillan. Cluck O' Clock is a tell-the-time book with a difference. It recounts a day in the life of a group of chickens - each with individual and distinct personalities - as they fill their lives with food, exercise, visiting - and waiting for the fox. Teaches children to tell the time in a fun, but informative way. '... teachers and librarians will be happy to give this tale a few minutes in story hours about chickens or clocks'. - Kirkus Reviews

Author : Matthew Galvin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Constipation in children
ISBN : 1591477344

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Clouds and Clocks by Matthew Galvin Pdf

Andrew's father died when he was a baby, his mother is away all day at work, and now his beloved grandfather must go to the hospital. Upset and worried, Andrew begins to soil. With a visit to the pediatrician and to a therapist, Andrew gets the treatments he needs to feel better and start using the toilet again. This book contains a Note to Parents by psychologist Virginia Shiller, PhD, on the topic of soiling (encopresis), its causes, and its treatment.

Author : Douglas Howerth Shaffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UVA:X000667666

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Clocks by Douglas Howerth Shaffer Pdf

History of clocks in America and in other lands. Also watchmaking in Europe beginning the 16th century and in America in 1850.

Author : Wallace Nutting
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798616174581

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The Clock Book by Wallace Nutting Pdf

There's always time for a great clock in your life. Famed collector and clock enthusiast Wallace Nutting originally released The Clock Book in 1924, a celebration of the decorative properties of more than 250 clocks pictured with detailed descriptions of their functions and makers. Antique clock enthusiasts should find immense enjoyment pouring through the images and intricacies of this fascinating collection of clocks that span the ages, in addition to historic clock dates and lists of artist and craftspeople. This special edition reprint of The Clock Book enlarges the page sizes, includes a spectacular new cover design, and retains the original retro period font for a most enjoyable contemporary reading experience. In addition to photographs, illustrations, and historical perspective, more than 100 pages are devoted to classic American clockmakers and period manufacturers, as well as lists of European and foreign clockmakers from around the world. Includes: Notable Clock Dates More than 250 photographs and Illustrations An Introduction by Mr. Wallace List of Former Foreign Clockmakers List of American Clockmakers Description of Illustrations and more

Author : Eric Bruton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : 0600317951

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Antique Clocks and Clock Collecting by Eric Bruton Pdf