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The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth
The Seashell on the Mountaintop A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth Author:Alan Cutler A story of science, sainthood, and the humble genius who discovered a new history of the Earth. This is the story of Nicolaus Steno, a seventeenth-century scientist-turned-priest who challenged Biblical notions about the age of the Earth and in the process pioneered a new branch of science.