Logarithmic timeline

A logarithmic timeline is a way of representing time that compresses the earlier part of the timeline (farther in the past) while stretching out the later part (nearer to the present). To compare it to a regular timeline, imagine a regular timeline like a snake slithering in a straight line. A logarithmic timeline is like that same snake, but winding its way like a corkscrew instead of slithering in a straight line. As the snake winds downward, it goes farther into the past and events closer together, but as it winds up again, it moves nearer to the present and events are further apart. So a logarithmic timeline is a way of displaying time that "squishes" together the early part of history and spreads apart the more recent events.