Discoveries: The Calendar History, Lore, and Legend (Discoveries (Abrams))

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Discoveries: The Calendar History, Lore, and Legend (Discoveries (Abrams))

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The Discoveries Series. How do solar calendars differ from lunar? Why is our week seven days long? Do all cultures have a 52-week year? Multicultural in perspective, this richly illustrated book takes readers on a lively stroll through the complex and compelling history of how human beings have structured time.
110 illustrations, 95 in full color, 144 pages

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Discoveries: The Calendar History, Lore, and Legend (Discoveries (Abrams)),Jaqueline De Bourgoing,Harry N Abrams,0810929813,Calendar,Chronology,Civilization,Folklore,History,History: World,Pictorial works,Science,Time,Science / General

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