Voor de totstandkoming van dit boek werd door de schrijver (dr H.P. Wagner) uitgegaan van het Big History Project concept door Prof. Dr David Christian e.a. (https://course.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive), uitgebreid of aangepast met onderstaande bronnen. Verder is er gebruik gemaakt van (door de schrijver bewerkte) afbeeldingen van het internet en eigen geproduceerde afbeeldingen.
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