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24 alternatives to Timeline of Earth

An interactive timeline of the history of Earth

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Timeline of Earth launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Time Travel: A History▲63
A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Earth: A Primer▲76
A science book/app for playful people
2015 · earthprimer.com · its alternatives →
3
The evolution of the web▲94
A data visualization about the growth of the web since 1990
2015 · evolutionofweb.appspot.com · its alternatives →
4
PixelSpace▲68
A tediously accurate scale model of the solar system
2014 · joshworth.com · its alternatives →
5
Globe of History▲189
I built Globe of History — an interactive 3D visualization of 6,000 years of human events, mapped onto the Earth’s surface. It includes 5,000+ data points covering wars, inventions, assassinations, natural disasters, and philosophers — spanning 4000 BCE → 2025 CE. The main goal was to build a visual entry point into history — not a database, but a way to instantly sense density and continuity over time. Stack / Process Python for scraping structured event data from Wikipedia/Wikidata Gemini 2.0 Flash for AI-based enrichment and multi-stage verification Mapbox GL JS + React (Vite)…
Nov 2025 · globeofhistory.com · its alternatives →
6
Odyssey 3▲159
A world model that simulates physics in real time
19d ago · odyssey.systems · its alternatives →
7
The Shape of Time▲62
Remarks on the history of things
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Analyse Asia-106: Parag Khanna▲53
Mapping the future of human civilisations from Asia to US
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
9
Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56
Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Histography.io▲157
Interactive history timeline from the Big Bang to 2015.
2015 · histography.io · its alternatives →
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Stratigy – A server app for storing and exchanging stratigraphic data▲5
2015 · stratigy.danielkerkow.de · its alternatives →
12
Curious Minds - Digital information preservation & future archaeology▲71
A lesson about data preservation and its pitfalls.
2015 · cmpod.net · its alternatives →
13
Bayes Theorem▲65
A beginners visual approach to Bayesian data analysis
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
StarTalk - Time Lords: The Science of Keeping Time with Chris Hardwick▲62
"take a mind-bending journey into the science of time"
2016 · startalkmedia.com · its alternatives →
15
The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes▲53
Evolution, Theoretical Physics and Computer Science
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Terrapattern▲77
A visual search tool for satellite imagery
2016 · terrapattern.com · its alternatives →
17
Stephen Hawking's Pocket Universe▲91
Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Future Timeline▲115
Predicts advancements in science and technology
2015 · futuretimeline.net · its alternatives →
19
Web Rewind▲98
An interactive journey through 30 years of the web
Mar 2026 · web-rewind.com · its alternatives →
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TimelineJS▲87
Beautifully crafted timelines that are easy to use.
2014 · timeline.knightlab.com · its alternatives →
21
Nature Podcast - 19 November 2015▲56
100th anniversary of The Theory of Relativity
2015 · its alternatives →
22
The Age of Earthquakes▲66
A Guide to the Extreme Present (Book)
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Machine Learning▲77
A visual guide for beginners
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Timeless▲80
A unique clock and calendar visualization
2015 · timeless.simplebots.co · its alternatives →

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