Author: Naylor, A. H. Illust. by Heather Copley:
Title: The Study Book of Time & Clocks.
Description: London, The Bodley Head, 1965 3rd Imp., hard cover with unclipped dust jacket and taupe bds completely enclosed in protective film, label to spine, almost VG, school stamp to ffep, a few numbers on front pastedown and to top of ffep, hinge cracking but holding, contents clean and bright, lovely two-tone illustrations of the period, pp47. Contents include short chapters on: Day and Night; The Moon; The Roman Calendar; What time is it?; Sun Clocks; Water Clocks; fire Clocks; Mechanical Clocks; The Pendulum Clock; The Balance Wheel; How the Hands Turn; Clocks that Strike; Electric Clocks; TIM - The Telephone Clock; Time at Sea; How Time Changes; time Zones; The Date Line; Greenwich Mean Time and Summer Time.

Keywords: study children time clocks Heather Copley day night moon Roman calendar sun water fire mechanical clocks pendulum balance wheel hands striking electric TIM telephone clock sea time changes time zones


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