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Daylight Saving Time
[ Profile
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International Standard Date and Time Notation
[ Profile
] - International Standard ISO 8601 specifies numeric representations of date and time. It helps to avoid confusion caused by the many different national notations. |
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Latitude and Longitude
[ Profile
] - Introduction to latitude and longitude, a way of calculating exactly where you are anyplace on earth and a way to tell time. |
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Make Your Own Star Clock
[ Profile
] - Learn how to tell time by finding constellations in the night sky. |
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Making a Sun Clock
[ Profile
] - Before there were clocks, people used shadows to tell time. Learn how to make your own sun clock! |
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Making a Horizontal Sundial
[ Profile
] - Learn how to make a sundial. Instructions are for beginners, intermediate, or advanced, and work for either the northern or southern hemispheres. |
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Time Travel
[ Profile
] - Is time travel possible? See what Carl Sagan and Einstein had to say about time travel in this NOVA special. |
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A Walk Through Time
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What Time Is It!
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] - Gives the current time, synchronized by NIST. Close to 100 different time zones supported, as well as the ability to select the default time zone. |
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World Time Converter
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Local Times Around the World
[ Profile
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NPR : 'Seize the Daylight'
[ Profile
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When Does Daylight Savings Time Occur
[ Profile
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A History of Time
[ Profile
] - A two-part article that discusses physicist's evolving view of time. |
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National Geographic Kids Magazine: Water Clock Experiment
[ Profile
] - Demonstrates how water clocks can be used to keep time. |
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Discover - Time Machine
[ Profile
] - Article explores a clock designed to keep accurate time for 10,000 years. |
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How Stuff Works: Time
[ Profile
] - Complete five-part explanation of time and how it is measured, including information about clocks, time zones, and calendars. |
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The Galileo Project - Pendulum Clock
[ Profile
] - Describes Galileo's work on pendulums and the pendulum clock. |
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The Hourglass
[ Profile
] - The University of Houston College of engineering, describes how an hourglass works and also provides interesting facts about this timekeeper. |
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Industrious Clock
[ Profile
] - Clock using video of a hand drawing to display the time. |
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US Library of Congress - How does an hourglass measure time?
[ Profile
] - Answers questions about how an hourglass keeps time and what are the contributing factors determining how long an hourglass lasts. |
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