Time since first humans in Europe

Time since first humans in Europe (30,000 y)

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Time since first humans in Europe (30,000 y)

  • is 1/10000 of Time since the end of the Carboniferous geologic period (299 million y)...more
  • is 1/2500 of Time since the earliest primates (75 million y)...more
  • is about as big as Time since extinction of Neanderthals (30,000 y)...more
  • is about as big as Age of earliest sewing needle (30,000 y)...more
  • is about as big as Time since the earliest bread baking (30,000 y)...more
  • is 2 x Time since first humans in Americas (15,000 y)...more
  • is 25 x Time since the birth of al-Kindi (1,220 y)...more
  • is 40 x Time since the birth of Dante Alighieri (759 y)...more
  • is 250 x Time since the publication of Einstein's theory of Special Relativity (119 y)...more
  • is 250 x Time since the birth of computer scientist Grace Hopper (118 y)...more
  • is 400 x Time since the invention of the transistor (76 y)...more
  • is 400 x Period of Halley's Comet's orbit (75.3 y)...more
  • is 1000 x Lifespan of horse (30 y)...more
  • is 1000 x Period of Saturn's orbit (29.5 y)...more
  • is 2000 x Time since first iPhone launched (15 y)...more
  • is 2000 x Lifespan of a cat (15 y)...more
  • is 2500 x Period of Jupiter's orbit (11.86 y)...more

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