The map that changed the world (1)

A tale of rocks, ruin and redemption

Simon Winchester

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Editore: Penguin Books

Anno: 2002

Lingua: Inglese

Rilegatura: Flessibile

Pagine: 338 Pagine

Isbn 13: 9780141009605

William Smith was not rich or well connected, but his passion for rocks and fossils, and his twenty-year obsession with single-handedly mapping the geology of Britain, made him one of the most significant men of the nineteenth century. However, his vision cost him dear - his wife went mad, his work was stolen by jealous colleagues who eventually ruined him, and he was imprisoned for debt. Simon Winchester tells the fascinating story of 'Strata' Smith, a man who crossed boundaries of class, wealth and science to produce a map that fundamentally changed the way we view the world.

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