"Everything should be   made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

             -Albert Einstein

 

 

Unpublished Work

Copyright � 2005

Ross Mays

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A TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

 

 

FINDING UNITY IN HUMAN KNOWLEDGE

 

 

BY EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Note to readers:  This is a book I worked on for several years, but I finally realized it was too big to publish or keep updated.  One of these days I hope to write a small, manageable, and publishable version.  The content here has not been updated since 2005, so some of the information may be outdated.  I was also not much of a web designer at the time (I'm not now either, actually).  Still, I hope there is something here you find useful.  If so, please let me know. 

If you find this material interesting, you may be interested in my Universal Heritage Poster, which is based on the timelines from this book, and now available online.  Thanks!

VOLUME I  

COMMON GROUND: 

NATURE, SCIENCE, AND HISTORY AS SOURCES OF UNITY

Preface:  Why I Wrote this Book, and How to Use it

VOLUME II 

OUR PLACE IN NATURE:

A HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE

BOOK I:  THE NATURAL WORLD

BOOK II:  THE HUMAN WORLD

BOOK III:  FINDING A BALANCE

Annotated Bibliography