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

Autori

• Simon Winchester

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Pagine

352pagine

Tempo di lettura

13ore

• Biografie e pensieri
• Geografia & Topografia
• Mappe e viaggi
• Saggistica
• Storia

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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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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2002