The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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... founded Fr. scientist Guillaume Amontons invents pendant barometer University of Berlin founded Christian Huygens , Dutch mathematician and scientist , d . ( b . 1629 ) Eng . botanist Nehemiah Grew isolates magnesium sulfate , " Epsom ...
... founded Fr. scientist Guillaume Amontons invents pendant barometer University of Berlin founded Christian Huygens , Dutch mathematician and scientist , d . ( b . 1629 ) Eng . botanist Nehemiah Grew isolates magnesium sulfate , " Epsom ...
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... founded , Leibniz elected president Fr. chemist J. P. de Tournefort ( 1656-1708 ) discovers ammonium chloride University of Venice founded Yale Collegiate School founded at Saybrook , Conn .; and Yale College , New Haven , Conn ...
... founded , Leibniz elected president Fr. chemist J. P. de Tournefort ( 1656-1708 ) discovers ammonium chloride University of Venice founded Yale Collegiate School founded at Saybrook , Conn .; and Yale College , New Haven , Conn ...
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... founded Göttinger wissenschaftliche Akademie founded Gaetano Filangieri , Ital . jurist b . ( d . 1788 ) Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning conductor Luke Hansard , Eng . printer , b . ( d . 1828 ) British Museum , London , granted ...
... founded Göttinger wissenschaftliche Akademie founded Gaetano Filangieri , Ital . jurist b . ( d . 1788 ) Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning conductor Luke Hansard , Eng . printer , b . ( d . 1828 ) British Museum , London , granted ...
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ARTS MUSIC GROWTH DAILY LIFE | 37 |
Wooden coffins and wooden tools used in the burial places of the Alemanni | 74 |
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