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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
de Simon Winchester
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060193611
- ISBN 13
- 9780060193614
- Librería
-
Olympia, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Harper, 2001-08-07. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x8. Soun Vannithone. A used book with minor shelf wear and imperfections. Light rubbing and shelf wear to boards. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
Sinopsis
Following the hugely successful hardback, this extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology looks set to be the non fiction paperback for 2002. 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 beset by troubles: 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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Detalles
- Librería
- Last Word Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 210441188
- Título
- The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- Autor
- Simon Winchester
- Ilustrador
- Soun Vannithone
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060193611
- ISBN 13
- 9780060193614
- Editorial
- Harper
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001-08-07
- Tamaño
- 5x1x8
- Palabras clave
- history, science, geology, geologists, Great Britain, 18th century
- X weight
- 20 oz
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