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. The Sixth Edition contained over 20,000 entries and was overseen by Peter N. Stearns. It was made available online until removed in 2009.

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First five editions

''An Encyclopedia of World History'': Advanced, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged. Compiled and Edited by

, Coolidge Professor of History, (Emeritus by 1968), Harvard University. * *
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Sixth Edition (2001)

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