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The Origins of Things<br><i>(or How the Hour Got its Minutes)</i>
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 The Origins of Things
(or How the Hour Got its Minutes)
Edited by Jack Meinhardt

Did you know...?

* The modern calendar was invented by a sixth-century A.D. monk named Dennis the Little?
* Ancient Athenians used randomly chosen juries to judge the accused?
* King Solomon's artisans developed a (somewhat primitive) value for pi (p)?

This book, taken from five years of Origins columns from Archaeology Odyssey, traces the humble beginnings of those things we take for granted, and does it in a lively and informative manner. Ever wonder where the Zodiac came from? How interest rates were determined in ancient times? Who created the first book? It's all here.

BAS, 2002. Softcover, 115 pp.
ISBN 1-880317-60-5
Price$10.95
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