The culture of calendars

Titre
The culture of calendars

Dona, Rice

Sommaire
The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about time we found out!

Date de publication comme intervalle
2019

History & culture

Description matérielle
32 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.

Note générale
"Smithsonian."
 
Includes index.

Terme de vedette-matière
Calendar.

Genre
Cross-cultural studies.

Vedette secondaire - Nom collectif
Smithsonian Institution.

Résumé
The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about time we found out!

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781493866953

Informations de publication
Huntington Beach, CA : Teacher Created Materials, [2019]
 
©2019.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
KameyosekNF RICBook30239000159051Everybody Non-fiction