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Which of these is the longest period of time? ...

Length of the Vietnam war ...

Length of the Peloponnesian Wars ...

Length of the Wars of the Roses ...

Length of reign of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom ...

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

Click here to learn more about it.

Click here for Podcast: Andrew Elliott interviewed for New Books Network.

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