The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and EventsThe classic history reference, brought completely up to date, linking more than 30,000 events in an overview of 7,000 years of civilization. The Timetables of History is an indispensable resource that distills the essence of civilization, highlighting significant moments in history, politics, philosophy, religion, art, science and technology. 2 color throughout. Vast and absorbing, spanning millennia of human history, The Timetables of History, achieves a goal in the study of the past that is unmatched by any other reference volume -- it gives us a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world. This remarkable book maps out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. Never before has progress been presented with such clarity or with a view that fully captures the essence and the excitement of civilization. |
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... SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , GROWTH Daguerre and Bouton invent the diorama , paintings illuminated in dark room to give illusion of reality A. J. Fresnel perfects lenses for lighthouses Sir William Herschel , Eng . astronomer , d . ( b . 1738 ) ...
... SCIENCE , TECHNOLOGY , GROWTH Daguerre and Bouton invent the diorama , paintings illuminated in dark room to give illusion of reality A. J. Fresnel perfects lenses for lighthouses Sir William Herschel , Eng . astronomer , d . ( b . 1738 ) ...
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... scientists emigrate to U.S. in great numbers Britain grants licenses to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea Hans von Euler- Chelpin , Swed . - Ger . chemist , d . ( b . 1873 ) Norbert Wiener , founder of the science of cybernetics ...
... scientists emigrate to U.S. in great numbers Britain grants licenses to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea Hans von Euler- Chelpin , Swed . - Ger . chemist , d . ( b . 1873 ) Norbert Wiener , founder of the science of cybernetics ...
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... Science and Health 1875 C Science and Human Behavior 1953 C Science and Hypothesis 1903 C Science and Philosophy 1912 C Science , Faith and Society 1947 C Science for the Citizen 1938 F Science Museum , London 1857 G Science of Ethics 1882 ...
... Science and Health 1875 C Science and Human Behavior 1953 C Science and Hypothesis 1903 C Science and Philosophy 1912 C Science , Faith and Society 1947 C Science for the Citizen 1938 F Science Museum , London 1857 G Science of Ethics 1882 ...
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The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events Bernard Grun No preview available - 1991 |
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