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Metspitzer  
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 More options May 13 2012, 4:46 pm
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From: Metspitzer <Kilow...@charter.net>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 16:46:08 -0400
Local: Sun, May 13 2012 4:46 pm
Subject: 100 Greatest Discoveries
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 More options May 14 2012, 5:01 pm
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Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 14:01:56 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: 100 Greatest Discoveries
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On May 13, 4:46 pm, Metspitzer <Kilow...@charter.net> wrote:

I have very little time for viewing things on the YouTube.  I much
prefer printed material that I can scan in a jiffy.  And book form is
better than online--I can sample pages much faster in an old fashioned
book than on a website.

That said, let me recommend something about which I posted to
soc.history.medieval earlier this year:

The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
Revised and Updated for the Nineties
by Michael H. Hart

http://www.dlmark.net/hundred.htm
http://www.howard.k12.md.us/glenwood/sapple/sapple/toptenlistweb.pdf
   Scanned copies of many chapters, links to reviews:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jvbNRbDKY1wC
   My review on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/100-Ranking-Influential-Persons-History/product...

All stuff to read or skim, not stuff that binds you to a slow-moving
narrative.  In particular, the first link gives the entire list of 100
and some runner-ups all on one screen.

Peter Nyikos
Professor, Dept. of Mathematics       -- standard disclaimer--
University of South Carolina
http://www.math.sc.edu/~nyikos/
nyikos @ math.sc.edu


 
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 More options May 14 2012, 7:11 pm
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From: Metspitzer <Kilow...@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 19:11:51 -0400
Local: Mon, May 14 2012 7:11 pm
Subject: Re: 100 Greatest Discoveries
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On Mon, 14 May 2012 14:01:56 -0700 (PDT), pnyikos

<nyik...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>On May 13, 4:46 pm, Metspitzer <Kilow...@charter.net> wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=100+greatest+discoveries+...

>I have very little time for viewing things on the YouTube.  I much
>prefer printed material that I can scan in a jiffy.  And book form is
>better than online--I can sample pages much faster in an old fashioned
>book than on a website.

You know what I like about the video?  No reading  :)
Jim Gaffigan


 
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