The map that changed the world : William Smith and the birth of modern geology
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New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©2001., New York : HarperCollins, [2001].
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First edition.
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Published
New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©2001., New York : HarperCollins, [2001].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
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xix, 329 pages, [2] pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-316) and index.
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In 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith, made a startling discovery that was to turn the science of geology on its head. While surveying the route for a canal near Bath, he noticed that the fossils found in one layer of the rocks he was excavating were very different from those found in another. And out of that realization came an epiphany: that by following these fossils one could trace layers of rocks as they dipped, rose and fell clear across England and clear across the world
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Winchester, S., & Vannithone, S. (2001). The map that changed the world: William Smith and the birth of modern geology (First edition.). HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon and Soun. Vannithone. 2001. The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon and Soun. Vannithone. The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology HarperCollins, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon., and Soun Vannithone. The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology First edition., HarperCollins, 2001.
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