The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
by Winchester, Simon
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good Dustjacket
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Silver City, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
There is a former owner's name inside.
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- High Desert Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2308
- Title
- The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- Author
- Winchester, Simon
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dustjacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper Collins; publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 329 pages
- Size
- 6in x 9in
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- map geology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geology;
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