The Map That Changed the World: The Tale of William Smith and the Birth of a Science by Simon Winchester

The Map That Changed the World: The Tale of William Smith and the Birth of a Science

Simon Winchester

338 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative slow-paced

Description

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 Eng...

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