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A Kid's Book of Experiments with Time.
Title:
A Kid's Book of Experiments with Time.
Author:
Gardner, Robert.
ISBN:
9780766072756
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (50 pages)
Series:
Surprising Science Experiments Ser.
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Perception of Time -- Experiment 1: Time Test -- The Day: A Natural Unit of Time -- Experiment 2: The Sun's Midday Altitude -- Experiment 3: Modeling the Sidereal Day Versus the Solar Day -- Experiment 4: Earth's Speed Along Its Orbit -- Experiment 5: Making an Analemma -- The Lunar Month: A Natural Unit of Time -- Experiment 6: Measuring the Lunar Month -- The Year: A Natural Unit of Time -- Experiment 7: Finding Sirius and Constellations in the Winter Sky -- The Hour: A Logical Unit of Time -- Experiment 8: A Shadow Clock -- Experiment 9: Making a Sundial -- Time Around the Earth -- Experiment 10: Crossing the International Date Line -- Calendars: A Human Invention -- Glossary -- Learn More -- Index -- Back Cover.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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