Haydn's Dictionary of Dates
Joseph Haydn (Benjamin Vincent, ed.) · 1841
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Description
Joseph Haydn first published his Dictionary of Dates in 1841, and Benjamin Vincent's twentieth edition of 1892 is the version here. Haydn aimed to answer every 'when did it happen' question a reader could ask. The book grew with each edition into a vast store of facts.
Entries cover foundations, laws, governments, inventions, wars, and the births and deaths of notable people. British affairs get special depth, and an index of painters is a noted extra. Before search engines, this was the quick way to check a date. Historians still use it to catch the period flavor of fact itself.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Joseph Haydn (Benjamin Vincent, ed.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1841 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 9488307 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |