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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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- Pubblicato
- 2002
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Simon Winchester
- Editore
- Penguin Books
- Pubblicato
- 2002
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0140280391
- ISBN13
- 9780140280395
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Tema stórico, Mappe e viaggi, Storie vere, Biografie, Scienza e Matematica, Scienza, Mappe & Atlanti geografici, Inghilterra, Geologia e Mineralogia, Geologia, Destini umani, Scienziati, Cartografia, Mineralogia, Fossili, Fossili
- Prima pubblicazione
- 2001
- Titolo originale
- The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- Valutazione
- 3,85 su 5
- Descrizione
- 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.