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As a beautiful morning dawned in the small town of Chislehurst, England, just south of London, in the summer of 1905, William Willett was up early for a horseback ride before breakfast, as was his custom.

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  • Title Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time
  • Author David Prerau
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, NY
  • Date 2006-02-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781560257967 / 1560257962
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.16 x 5.6 x 0.74 in (20.73 x 14.22 x 1.88 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Daylight saving
  • Dewey Decimal Code 389.17

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David Prerau holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. and has coauthored three U.S. government reports to Congress on the effects of daylight savings time. He works as a senior "knowledge expert" and specializes in artificial intelligence. He lives in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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