Description: TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE CALENDAR AND HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANT CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. PROPOSES THAT MAN'S OBSERVATION OF CYCLIC CHANGES IN NATURE WERE THE BASIS FOR MEASURING TIME. RISING AND SETTING OF THE SUN. CHANGES OF THE MOON CYCLES OF THE SEASONS. INTRODUCES VARIOUS EARLY CALENDARS SUCH AS THE EGYPTIAN MOON-STAR THE BABYLONIAN AND THE MAYAN CALENDARS. OUTLINES THE STEPS IN THE DEVELOP OF THE ROMAN CALENDAR. (JULIAN AND GREGORIAN CALENDAR). INDICATES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EQUINOX. POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CALENDAR. CALENDAR AND CLOCK IN MODERN KITCHEN HISTORICAL RECREATIONS. KEEPING TRACK OF TIME PRIMITIVE MAN, CAVEMAN. MAYANS. EGYPTIANS. PLOWING FIELD WITH OXEN. SUNSET. NILE RIVER. BALD MAN STANDS ON CLIFF. STAR IN SKY. AGRICULTURE. PLOWING BY HAND. FLOODING SEASON, HARVEST. ANCIENT ASTRONOMERS. WRITING PHASES OF MOON ON ROCK. ANCIENT ROMANS, GUARDS AT GATE. READYING. PROCLAMATION. JULIUS CEASAR BUST. OCEAN, WINTER FOREST, AUTUMN LEAVES, SPRING TREES, COLONIAL TOWN.
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