艺术家的描绘了 威尔金森微波各向异性探测器的 卫星收集的数据,以帮助科学家们理解宇宙大爆炸
图 大爆炸 膨胀根据 美国宇航局
大历史 (Big History)是一个新興學術領域,探索从宇宙大爆炸 到現代的歷史 。它通過包括科學 、人文 等多種學科的跨學科方法來檢視長遠的时间框架 ,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] 并在更大的背景之下探讨人类存在的意義。[6] 它整合宇宙、地球、生命和人类的研究,使用经验,证据来探索因果 关系,[7] [8] 它被講授於大学[9] 和中学[10] 經常使用基于网路的互動式专题來介绍。[10] 此运动涉及澳大利亚麦考瑞大学 之历史学家大卫·克利斯汀 ,他创造了「大的历史」这个词,[7] [9] [11] 并且是由一个「学者的不寻常联盟」所成就。[2]
一个「大历史」的早期例子发现於约翰·肯尼迪 在萊斯大學 的着名演讲,他將50,000年的人类历史濃縮為半个世纪來講解。[12] 一些历史学家表示对「科学历史 」表示怀疑,并认为「大历史」之宣稱沒有独创性。[13]
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^ Rev. Michael Dowd. Big History Hits the Big Time . Huffington Post. May 8, 2012 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容存档 于2017-04-30). "Big History" has entered the big leagues ...
^ 2.0 2.1 Patricia cohen. History That's Written in Beads as Well as in Words . The New York Times . September 26, 2011 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容存档 于2013-06-02).
^ Ursula Goodenough. It's Time for a New Narrative; It's Time for 'Big History' . NPR . February 10, 2011 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容存档 于2012-05-23).
^ Tom Vander Ark (December 13, 2012).
^ Christian, David. Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History . 2004.
^ Stearns, Peter N. Growing Up: The History of Childhood in a Global Context. : 9.
^ 7.0 7.1 Vanessa Thorpe. Big History theories pose latest challenge to traditional curriculum: Maverick academic's 'Big History' – which is backed by Bill Gates – is subject of new documentary . The Guardian . 27 October 2012 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容存档 于2012-11-19). Big History, a movement spearheaded by the Oxford -educated maverick historian David Christian,...
^ International Big History Association . [September 17, 2012] . (原始内容存档 于2018-01-20).
^ 9.0 9.1 Craig Benjamin . Recent Developments in Big History . History of Science Society . July 2012 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容 存档于2013-01-09). Vol. 41, No. 3,
^ 10.0 10.1 Stephanie M. McPherson. 5 big ideas that just might transform the classroom: From longer days to history courses that span 13.7 billion years, these notions just might transform the classroom. . Boston Globe Magazine . 2012 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容存档 于2016-10-09). 1. TAKE THE REALLY LONG VIEW
^ Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd. Failing Our Youth: A Call to Religious Liberals . Huffington Post . December 13, 2012 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容存档 于2017-03-25). Historian David Christian ... "big history."
^ JFK speech at Rice (video) . [2016-07-08 ] . (原始内容存档 于2016-03-17).
^ Rebekah Higgitt. (Pseudo)scientific history?: At least one historical prediction holds true: the regular appearance of claims to have the key to 'scientific history' . The Guardian . 16 August 2012 [2012-12-13 ] . (原始内容存档 于2013-02-22). ... Peter Turchin ... to explain 'big history' – things like the rise of empires, social discontent, civil wars, and state collapse". ...