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history book
A book that presents and explains historical events, eras, and figures. It is often used in school lessons.
Im Geschichtsbuch haben wir über das Römische Reich gelesen.
In the history book, we read about the Roman Empire.
to go down in history
A fixed expression meaning that an event or person is so significant that they will be remembered and recorded in the future.
Mit diesem historischen Sieg ist die Mannschaft in die Geschichtsbücher eingegangen.
With this historic victory, the team has gone down in history.
The word is a clear compound made up of 'die Geschichte' (history), the linking -s, and 'das Buch' (book). So it is literally a book that deals with history.
Mein altes Geschichtsbuch aus der Schule habe ich immer noch.
I still have my old history book from school.
When referring to the physical book, it is often used with verbs such as 'in einem Geschichtsbuch lesen' (to read in a history book), 'etwas im Geschichtsbuch nachschlagen' (to look something up in the history book), or 'ein Geschichtsbuch schreiben' (to write a history book).
Ich muss das genaue Datum im Geschichtsbuch nachschlagen.
I have to look up the exact date in the history book.
The expression 'in die Geschichtsbücher eingehen' (to go down in history) is fixed. It means that an event becomes historically significant. The verb 'eingehen' (to enter/go into) is a fixed part of the idiom here.
Diese Entdeckung wird sicher in die Geschichtsbücher eingehen.
This discovery will surely go down in history.
