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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
ISBN-13: 9780060931803
ISBN-10: 0060931809
Publication Date: 8/1/2002
Pages: 329
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 38 ratings
Publisher: Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
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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
Helpful Score: 2
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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Helpful Score: 1
A interesting look at the beginnings of geology.
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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A fascinating book on the beginning of the science of geology.
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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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Interesting history
buzzby avatar reviewed The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology on + 6062 more book reviews
The science is interesting, the personal drama, not so much, but that's my current personal prejudice.