# Timeline

Timelines are a temporal form of data visualization and, depending on the tool, allow for varying degrees of detail and complexity.

### Basic Timelines

This basic timeline of Mary Shelly's life was created with [TimelineJS](https://timeline.knightlab.com/),  a simple tool that allows for a single linear visualization.

[**Visit to interact with this timeline.**](http://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1X7k4KVTwlykErR70mjr-oOh8BhjYfldOJrHxLltStqA)

![Created by Julia D., undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University](https://1449868658-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRQTcbFY8LmyitpJ2uH%2F-MRQWakrJuVMtVJ3rw-9%2F-MRQX9gyX4J1LmCksCRS%2Fshelly-timeline.png?alt=media\&token=769136ab-f524-4300-b9cc-23d1b21c1ee9)

### Complex Timelines

"Conflicts of the World," a more complex timeline than the one above, was created with [Tableau Public](https://public.tableau.com/en-us/s/), a popular tool used for creating multiple types of data visualization. 

[**Visit to interact with this timeline.**](https://public.tableau.com/en-us/gallery/conflicts-world)

![Created by Seffana Mohamed-Ajaz ](https://1449868658-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRQTcbFY8LmyitpJ2uH%2F-MRQWakrJuVMtVJ3rw-9%2F-MRQXihvRH3vgk7F0hnm%2Fconflict-timeline.png?alt=media\&token=b6bf090f-b94a-459a-aa05-45e505de8294)