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The Map That Changed the World
- A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Map That Changed the World af Simon Winchester, 9780140280395
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
352
ISBN-13:
9780140280395
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0140280391
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
4 jul 2002
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 13,0 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
4 jul 2002
Forfatter(e):

The Map That Changed the World

- A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
Engelsk
Paperback 2002
Format:

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THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY

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 troubled: 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.

''For a geologist, this is a must read'' Amazon Reviewer

''It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves'' Amazon Reviewer


''Never realised how seminal this map was'' Amazon Reviewer

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
352
ISBN-13:
9780140280395
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0140280391
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
4 jul 2002
Størrelse i cm:
19,7 x 13,0 x 2,4
Oplagsdato:
4 jul 2002
Forfatter(e):
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