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A Short History of the World is an account of human history by English author H. G. Wells. It was first published in 1922 by Cassell & Company (London) and The Macmillan Company (New York).
- Herbert George Wells
- 1922
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- Herbert George Wells
- Donald F. Behan
- 1922
- 22M
- THE WORLD IN SPACE. The story of our world is a story that is still very imperfectly known. A couple of hundred years ago men possessed the history of little more than the last three thousand years.
- THE WORLD IN TIME. In the last fifty years there has been much very fine and interesting speculation on the part of scientific men upon the age and origin of our earth.
- THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE. As everybody knows nowadays, the knowledge we possess of life before the beginnings of human memory and tradition is derived from the markings and fossils of living things in the stratified rocks.
- THE AGE OF FISHES. In the days when the world was supposed to have endured for only a few thousand years, it was supposed that the different species of plants and animals were fixed and final; they had all been created exactly as they are to-day, each species by itself.
Wells brings his monumental learning and penetrating historical insight to bear on the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, the discovery of America, the Industrial Revolution, and a host of other subjects.
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Apr 25, 2007 · A short history of the world. by. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Publication date. 1922. Topics. World history. Publisher. New York : Macmillan.
Oct 31, 2022 · a short history of the world. by. h.g. wells. Publication date. 1922. Publisher. penguin books. Collection. internetarchivebooks.
It summarises the scientific knowledge of the time regarding the history of Earth and life and begins with its origins, goes on to explain the development of the Earth and life on...
