The student-friendly style of the book makes the content accessible without sacrificing either breadth or depth of coverage. The text's informal writing style, emphasis on problem solving, and state-of-the-art media package make this book an ideal fit at schools with large class sizes and a wide range of student abilities and backgrounds. The ...
Newly revised and updated introduction to time--its measurement, historic methods of timekeeping, uses of time information, and role of time in science and technology. Over 300 illustrations.
Discusses ways in which we communicate and describes how messages are interpreted to provide information. Also examines the use of electronic impulses to send, receive, process, and store information.
From dinosaur tracks to ancient cities to moon rocks, the authors explain how archaeologists and other researchers establish the ages of ancient things. There are stories about the discovery of the Lascaux cave paintings in France, and how a pig's tooth and a rat's jawbone indicate Columbus' first settlement in the New World. Photos and drawings. ...
Discusses the history of time measurement and the evolution of measuring efforts and devices, describes ways of using precise time, and outlines some of the scientific studies in which time plays a significant role.
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