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The Map That Changed the World
The Map That Changed the World
Author: Simon Winchester
From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of the father of modern geologyIn 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith, made a startling discovery that was to turn the science of geology on its head. While surveying the route for a canal near Bath, he noticed that the foss...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140280395
ISBN-10: 0140280391
Publication Date: 7/4/2002
Pages: 352
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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