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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... discovers Orinoco River Vasco da Gama discovers sea route to India , arrives on Malabar coast Severe famine in Florence The first Ger . pawnshop at Nuremberg Amerigo Vespucci and Alonso de Ojeda leave Spain on voyage of discovery to S ...
... discovers Orinoco River Vasco da Gama discovers sea route to India , arrives on Malabar coast Severe famine in Florence The first Ger . pawnshop at Nuremberg Amerigo Vespucci and Alonso de Ojeda leave Spain on voyage of discovery to S ...
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... discovers Pacific Ocean , which he sights from Darien ( Sep. 26 ) Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida Hieronymus Bosch : " The Garden of Worldly Desires " Donato Bramante , Ital . architect , d . ( b . 1444 ) Salamanca Cathedral begun ...
... discovers Pacific Ocean , which he sights from Darien ( Sep. 26 ) Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida Hieronymus Bosch : " The Garden of Worldly Desires " Donato Bramante , Ital . architect , d . ( b . 1444 ) Salamanca Cathedral begun ...
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... discovers source of the Blue Nile James Cook discovers Botany Bay , Australia Elementary school education reformed in Austria Eng . " quack " John Hill ( 1716-1775 ) introduces method of obtaining specimens for microscopic study ...
... discovers source of the Blue Nile James Cook discovers Botany Bay , Australia Elementary school education reformed in Austria Eng . " quack " John Hill ( 1716-1775 ) introduces method of obtaining specimens for microscopic study ...
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