The Map That Changed the World : William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
por Winchester, Simon
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- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060193611
- ISBN 13
- 9780060193614
- Livreiro
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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Following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him. It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: The Map That Changed the World is his story.
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- Livreiro
- Better World Books (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- GRP9415258
- Título
- The Map That Changed the World : William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- Autor
- Winchester, Simon
- Estado do livro
- Used - Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 7
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0060193611
- ISBN 13
- 9780060193614
- Editorial
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Esta edição foi publicada pela primeira vez
- August 7, 2001
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