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Chronology

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AlternaTime: Collection of links to timelines of past and fictional future events in the fields of history and culture, science and technology, art and literature, popular culture and current events, and science fiction. Specific entries include the Suffrage Movement Timeline, Titantic's Chronology of Main Events, a Space Program Timeline, and a Chronology of Japan's Fine Arts.
Author: Emery, George
Subjects: chronology, cultural studies, science fiction, world history
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: index
Calendars Through the Ages: Describes calendars currently in use such as Chinese, Christian, Indian, Islamic, and Jewish, along with those not currently in use, namely Ancient, French, Future, Mayan, and Roman. Discusses the origin and use of the seven day week calendar, and presents a timeline of calendar facts.
Author: WebExhibits
Subjects: chronology
DeweyClass: 529.3
Resource type: reference documents
Difference Between the Millennium and Year 2000: Outlines the commonly held belief that the start of the third millennium occurred on January 1 2001. Explains why the year 0 was omitted between 1BC and 1AD, and tabulates the first and last days of each century and millennium.
Author: Thorsen, Steffen
Subjects: chronology
DeweyClass: 529
Resource type: document
Horological Journal: Magazine of the British Horological Institute, concerned with the science and technology of clocks, watches, and timekeeping. It claims to be the oldest British technical journal, having been published without a break since 1858. Includes full text of articles of the month from June 1997, and an index of article titles and authors from 1992.
Author: British Horological Institute
Subjects: chronology
DeweyClass: 529.7
Resource type: magazine
Horology: The Index: Index of Internet resources regarding horology (the science of timekeeping, clocks, and watches). Headings include time synchronisation and timekeeping standards, horological software, history of horology, time systems, and time zones.
Author: Orban, Ted
Subjects: chronology
DeweyClass: 529.7
Resource type: index
How Pendulum Clocks Work: Articles and diagrams provide an insight into how pendulum clocks work using weights, gears, anchors, gravity, and the pendulum itself. Instructions are given on how to construct a pendulum clock, and readers' questions are answered.
Author: Brain, Marshall, BYG Publishing
Subjects: chronology
DeweyClass: 529
Resource type: guide
Perpetual Calendar: Displays a calendar for any month or year selected, and identifies years, between the 1500s and 1900s, during which a specific date of a chosen month fell on a particular day.
Author: University of Notre Dame
Subjects: chronology, reference
DeweyClass: 529.3
Resource type: reference document
Public Lectures: The Beginning of Time: Text of a lecture by the physicist Stephen Hawking, which discusses the origins of time and whether or not it will come to an end.
Author: Hawking, Stephen
Subjects: chronology, cosmology
DeweyClass: 529
Resource type: article
Walk Through Time: The Evolution of Time Measurement: Illustrated account of ancient calendars, early clocks, the revolution in timekeeping, atomic age and world time scales.
Author: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Subjects: chronology
DeweyClass: 529
Resource type: documents
World Time Server: Searchable by country or city, this resource offers the current local time for any location throughout the world.
Author: iSBiSTER International
Subjects: chronology
DeweyClass: 529
Resource type: service