Paperback • 2009 • English

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

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About the book

In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell--clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world--making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remar...Show more

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9780061767906

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HARPER PERENNIAL

Published year

2009

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English

Original title

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

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Paperback

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