Monday, November 2, 2009

CHRONOLOGY UPDATED

I've recently made additions and modifications to my Chronology of Earthwebsite; a timeline of significant events, mostly scientific, in the history of earth; beginning with the big bang, followed 9 billion years later by the appearance of the solar system, and temporarily ending with all of us.

The chronology can be viewed at:

http://www.julesberman.info/chronos.htm

- Jules Berman

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