By Linda Formichelli
From old civilization's earliest calendars and shadow clocks to the atomic clocks of this present day, the background of time size emerges during this interactive consultant. The examine of the evolution of timekeeping units and the inventors of calendars and clocks is incorporated and loaded with fascinating evidence and trivialities. Fifteen hands-on actions aid show people' altering courting with time over the centuries.
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43 TE 11 C12HAP1 2 10 9 3 8 4 7 6 5 R Tools of Timekeeping and attached the rope to a weighted log. One sailor turned over a 28-second-long sandglass, while another sailor threw the log overboard and counted how many knots were pulled overboard. When the sandglass ran out, the sailor stopped counting and reeled the log back in. Why 28 seconds and 48 feet? If you work out the math, you’ll see that the number of knots that go overboard in 28 seconds equals the number of nautical miles per hour the ship is moving.