The map that changed the world : William Smith and the birth of modern geology / Simon Winchester ; [illustrations by Soun Vannithone].
2002
QE22.S6 W55 2002 (Mapit)
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Title
The map that changed the world : William Smith and the birth of modern geology / Simon Winchester ; [illustrations by Soun Vannithone].
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Edition
1st Perennial ed.
ISBN
9780060931803 (pbk.)
0060931809 (pbk.)
0060931809 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York, NY : Perennial, 2002, c2001.
Language
English
Description
xix, 329 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Call Number
QE22.S6 W55 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
550.92
Summary
Winchester tells the fascinating story of an Oxfordshire blacksmith's orphaned son who discovered an unmistakable pattern in the rocks. From this, William Smith developed the first true geographical map following fossils and rock patterns, earning him a place in history as the father of modern geology. Line drawings. Maps throughout, 2 in color.
Note
Originally published: 2001.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-316) and index.
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