World History
I've been reading David Christian's Maps of Time, and I'm increasingly led to believe that world history could take this type of "universal" approach in the coming years. A less expensive and shorter version of Big History is Christian's This Fleeting World. I highly recommend both books.
BUT, the free online resource that I found that reminded me of all this is the Scale of the Universe. By providing a scalable look at the size of the universe, from the smallest bits of matter to the universe in its entirety, it effectively encapsulates the grand scale of a history of everything from the Big Band to the future. And the dreamy, hypnotic music doesn't hurt either.
- Book Review: The Mental Floss History Of The World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits
Over the Christmas break, I had the good fortune to read The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits. The book is by Erik Sass, Steve Wiegand, Will Pearson, and Mangesh Hattikudor. Although it has taken...
- History
History. This is a copy of this classic article from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. I thought it would be worth pointing to as it is well written. I tried to find a link to this article from a complete copy of the 1911 Britannica. There are dozens...
- What Is History? An Essay From The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
What is History? An Essay from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. This is a strange little site which has an essay on what history is from the 1911 Britannica. It is a little hard to read but is interesting. From the site: The word history is used...
- Models Of The Universe: Primary Sources From The Library Of Congress
Studying the Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment? Check out these primary sources from the Library of Congress showing Aristotle's early view of the universe with the earth at its...
- Big History: David Christian Covers 13.7 Billion Years Of History In 18 Minutes
Historian David Christian, the proponent of Big History, a discipline that "examines long time frames using a multidisciplinary approach based on combining numerous disciplines from science and the humanities,? explains world history in 18 minutes. You...
World History
Big History and Scale of the Universe
I've been reading David Christian's Maps of Time, and I'm increasingly led to believe that world history could take this type of "universal" approach in the coming years. A less expensive and shorter version of Big History is Christian's This Fleeting World. I highly recommend both books.
BUT, the free online resource that I found that reminded me of all this is the Scale of the Universe. By providing a scalable look at the size of the universe, from the smallest bits of matter to the universe in its entirety, it effectively encapsulates the grand scale of a history of everything from the Big Band to the future. And the dreamy, hypnotic music doesn't hurt either.
- Book Review: The Mental Floss History Of The World: An Irreverent Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits
Over the Christmas break, I had the good fortune to read The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits. The book is by Erik Sass, Steve Wiegand, Will Pearson, and Mangesh Hattikudor. Although it has taken...
- History
History. This is a copy of this classic article from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. I thought it would be worth pointing to as it is well written. I tried to find a link to this article from a complete copy of the 1911 Britannica. There are dozens...
- What Is History? An Essay From The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
What is History? An Essay from the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. This is a strange little site which has an essay on what history is from the 1911 Britannica. It is a little hard to read but is interesting. From the site: The word history is used...
- Models Of The Universe: Primary Sources From The Library Of Congress
Studying the Scientific Revolution or the Enlightenment? Check out these primary sources from the Library of Congress showing Aristotle's early view of the universe with the earth at its...
- Big History: David Christian Covers 13.7 Billion Years Of History In 18 Minutes
Historian David Christian, the proponent of Big History, a discipline that "examines long time frames using a multidisciplinary approach based on combining numerous disciplines from science and the humanities,? explains world history in 18 minutes. You...