THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY
Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was troubled: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him.
It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: The Map That Changed the World is his story.
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- Year Published:
- 2002
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780140280395
- Number of Pages:
- 352
- Publication Date:
- 04/07/2002
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Authors:
- Winchester, Simon
- Publication Date:
- 04/07/2002
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780140280395