The history of keeping time - Karen Mensing
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Where did time-telling come from? What are time zones and why are there so many of them? Get the answers to these questions and more in this journey through the history of time -- from sundials to hourglasses to modern clocks.
There have been various forms of time telling devices including sundials, hourglasses and mechanical clocks. How else could we accurately measure time? How do you think people will be telling time in 10 years? How do you think people will be telling time in 100 years?
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