The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester

The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

Simon Winchester

368 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative slow-paced
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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 Englan...

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