write in detail about the important sources of writing history
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The important sources of history are primary sources and secondary sources. Primary sources include the books written by the Scholars of that time.. it also includes inscriptions or any other source of information that was created at the time under study.. Secondary source is the evidence of someone who was not present at the time of occurrence of the event . eg - books written by historians . The historical sources can be of two types, i.e. Primary and Secondary Sources. A primary source is the evidence of an eye witness or mechanical device which was present at the time of the occurrence of an event. It is the work of the historian to convert the scattered difficult primary evidences into coherent, intelligible secondary sources. The secondary source is the evidence of someone who was not present at the time of occurrence of the event e.g., books written by historians. The secondary source is also of great historical importance to the historians. Although secondary source is itself dependent on primary sources.
Why is it important to know about historical sources?
Historical sources give us an in-depth understanding of things that have happened in the past from the point of view of the people who lived through them. They're usually but not always primary sources
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