[PDF.75nv] The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

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 | #434697 in Books |  2001-08-07 |  2001-08-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.25 x1.13 x5.50l, | File type: PDF | 329 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Only if you enjoy history.|By Michael Reif|Well written and to the point. The life of a man in another century, who dispite his groundbreaking insights, suffered class discrimination and ruin until, late in life, he finally was celebrated for his contributions to science. If you like history, I highly recommend it. If you're looking for inspiration in geology, it's a bit weak.

From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology.

In 1793 William Smith, a canal digger, made a startling discovery that was to turn the fledgling science of the history of the earth -- and a central p...

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