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The map that changed the world : a tale of rocks, ruin and redemption

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The first geological map was made by an Oxfordshire farmer's son called William Smith. His life was beset with troubles: his work was plagiarized, he was imprisoned for debt, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him. This is the tale of his life and work in modern geology.

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The map that changed the world : a tale of rocks, ruin and redemption, Simon Winchester

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Idioma
Inglés
Editorial
Penguin Books
Publicado en
2002
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
352
ISBN10
0140280391
ISBN13
9780140280395
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Primera publicación
2001
Título original
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
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3,85 de 5
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The first geological map was made by an Oxfordshire farmer's son called William Smith. His life was beset with troubles: his work was plagiarized, he was imprisoned for debt, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him. This is the tale of his life and work in modern geology.