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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
The Map That Changed the World William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
Author: Simon Winchester, Soun Vannithone
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 England and, indeed, clear across the world -- making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a c...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060931803
ISBN-10: 0060931809
Publication Date: 8/1/2002
Pages: 329
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3.9 stars, based on 38 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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 rxkicker avatar reviewed The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology on + 71 more book reviews
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William Smith had a fabulous combination of background, interest, and opportunity. This is a fascinating story of how he developed the concepts of geology as science. The paperback version has good maps. The hardback has beautiful maps.

I read this because I liked _The Professor and the Madman_. Now I read anything by Simon Winchester.
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A interesting look at the beginnings of geology.
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 buzzby avatar reviewed The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology on + 6062 more book reviews
Winchester does his best when he is explaining the Zeitgeist of the times. It got boring when he started getting into the issues of who would garner fame for the advancement of knowledge.
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William Smith in England early 1800's figured out the how fossils in rocks told how the crust of the earth varied. By the author of Krakatoa.
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A fascinating book on the beginning of the science of geology.


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