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Description
Originally published in 1983 and named one of the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times , this bestselling history is now revised and updated and includes a new final chapter.
First Sentence
The modern world began on 29 May 1919 when photographs of a solar eclipse, taken on the island of Principe off West Africa and at Sobral Brazil, confirmed the truth of a new theory of the universe.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Paul Johnson (Author)
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