The Map That Changed The World : William Smith And The Birth Of Modern Geology

  • [bookjacket|The Map That Changed The World : William Smith And The Birth Of Modern Geology]

  • Title

    • The Map That Changed The World : William Smith And The Birth Of Modern Geology

  • Attribution

    Simon Winchester ; [illustrations by Soun Vannithone]

  • Format

    Book

  • Published

    2001

  • Availability

    [availability|tl34696000216064]

  • Call Number

    • 550 WIN

  • Description and Reviews

    Simon Winchester (The Professor and the Madman) tells the fossil-friendly fairy tale life of William Smith in The Map That Changed the World. Smith spent the next 20 some years traveling throughout Britain, observing the land, gathering data, and chattering away about his theories to those he met along the way, thus acquiring the nickname “Strata Smith.” Snubbed by the gentlemanly Geological Society, Smith complained that “the theory of geology is in the possession of one class of men, the practice in another.” Like Smith, however, Winchester delves into the strata beneath the surface and reveals a remarkable world. summarized from Amazon.com [reviews|asin=]

  • Author

  • Subject

  • ISBN

    • 0060193611

  • LCCN

    • 2001016603

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