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
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