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- catalog abstract "The 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.".
- catalog contributor b3756245.
- catalog contributor b3756246.
- catalog created "c1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "c1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1991.".
- catalog description "Science before there were scientists : 2,400,000-59 BC -- Greek and Hellinistic science : 600 BC-529 AD -- Science in many lands and medieval science : 530-1452 -- The Renaissance and the scientific revolution : 1453-1659 -- The Newtonian epoch : 1660-1734 -- The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution : 1735-1819 -- Nineteenth-century science : 1820-1984 [sic] [1894] -- Twentieth-century science through World War II : 1895-1945 -- Science after World War II : 1946-1988.".
- catalog description "The 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.".
- catalog extent "724 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Timetables of history.".
- catalog identifier "067174271X (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0671749196 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Timetables of history.".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "c1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Simon & Schuster,".
- catalog relation "Timetables of history.".
- catalog subject "902/.02 20".
- catalog subject "Chronology, Historical Tables.".
- catalog subject "D11 .G78 1991".
- catalog tableOfContents "Science before there were scientists : 2,400,000-59 BC -- Greek and Hellinistic science : 600 BC-529 AD -- Science in many lands and medieval science : 530-1452 -- The Renaissance and the scientific revolution : 1453-1659 -- The Newtonian epoch : 1660-1734 -- The Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution : 1735-1819 -- Nineteenth-century science : 1820-1984 [sic] [1894] -- Twentieth-century science through World War II : 1895-1945 -- Science after World War II : 1946-1988.".
- catalog title "The timetables of history : a horizontal linkage of people and events / Bernard Grun.".
- catalog type "Tables. fast".
- catalog type "text".