Screen LibraryThe calendar
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
Franklin Watts,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Inventions that shaped the world |
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| Carrier Form: | 80 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780531167205 0531167208 |
| Index Number: | P194 |
| CLC: | P194-49 |
| Call Number: | P194-49/K964 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. What is a calendar? -- Early methods of counting days, seasons, and years -- People who helped develop the modern calendar -- Development of the modern calendar -- Importance of the calendar -- Calendars's continuing development -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Find out more -- Index -- Meet the author. Describes the history and importance of calendars, and discusses the people who helped create the modern day calendar, including Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII. |