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Origin story : a big history of everything /

Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Christian, David, 1946- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Civilization > Philosophy. Cosmology. World history. Human evolution. Biocomplexity. HISTORY / World. SCIENCE / History. SCIENCE / Natural History.

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