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Each one comes with details of the case in which it figured. History of the world in 100 objects, from british museum. A history of the world in 100 objects podcast director of the british museum, neil macgregor, narrates 100 programmes that retell humanitys history through the objects we have made updated. Bbc radio 4 a history of the world in 100 objects downloads. Buy a history of the world in 100 objects 01 by neil macgregor isbn. Buy the a history of the world in 100 objects ebook. Click on any link to find out more about an object, zoom in on the image and listen again or download the programme.
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November 5, 2011 for the book a history of the world in 100 objects, the director of the british museum chose 100 objects from his institutions collection of thousands to tell a surprisingly. The objects are single manmade artefacts or documents, excluding buildings, ranging in date from about 5,000 bc to the early 21st century. Within the pages of this eclectic pophistory, scientist and educator sten odenwald at nasa examines 100 objects that forever altered what we know and how we think about the cosmos. A history of the world in 100 objects by author neil macgregor. None could have imagined quite how the radio series would permeate the national consciousness.
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