The Annals of the World
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The Annals of the World
| Author | James Ussher |
|---|---|
| Published | 1658 |
| Pages | 907 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Ussher’s universal chronology from the creation to AD 70 — the work that fixed the creation at 4004 BC and, more usefully, collated classical and biblical sources into one dated sequence. A monument of seventeenth-century scholarship, now read for its method rather than its dates. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — named in the replies when he asked on X “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025. Full list: What’s the best history book… (tweet).
About this edition
Published in Latin in 1650–54 and in English in 1658.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Republic of Letters — the portfolio idea this sits closest to.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.