Priestley's 1765 Chart of Biography covers a vast timespan, from 1200 BC to 1800 AD, and includes two thousand names. Priestley organized his list into six categories: Statesman and Warriors; Divines and Metaphysicians; Mathematicians and Physicians ... It's goal was to allow students of history to "see" relationships across time and domain.
Priestley's 1769 A New Chart of History, dedicated to Benjamin Franklin. It lists events in 106 separate locations in horizontal bands labeled by country from Great BGritain at the bottom the America at the top. Empires, like the Roman Empire are shaded, spanning the time and geography they dominated. it illustrates Priestley's belief that the entire world's history was significant,
Color portrait of Joseph Priestley
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🎂Mar 13, 1733 Joseph Priestley born in Leeds, England 🇬🇧
Most famous for discovering oxygen, but also ---
1765: Historical timeline (life spans of 2,000 famous people, 1200 B.C. to 1750 A.D.)