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The map that changed the world William Smith and the birth of modern geology

Winchester tells the fascinating story of an Oxfordshire blacksmith's orphaned son who discovered an unmistakable pattern in the rocks. From this, William Smith developed the first true geographical map following fossils and rock patterns, earning him a place in history as the father of modern...

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Main Author: Winchester, Simon.
Other Authors: Vannithone, Soun.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Perennial, 2002, c2001.
Edition: 1st Perennial ed.
Subjects:
Smith, William, > 1769-1839.
Geology, Stratigraphic > History.
Geologists > Great Britain > Biography.
Summary: Winchester tells the fascinating story of an Oxfordshire blacksmith's orphaned son who discovered an unmistakable pattern in the rocks. From this, William Smith developed the first true geographical map following fossils and rock patterns, earning him a place in history as the father of modern geology. Line drawings. Maps throughout, 2 in color.
Item Description: Originally published: 2001.
Physical Description: xix, 329 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-316) and index.
ISBN: 0060931809
Author Notes: Simon Winchester was born in London, England on September 28, 1944. He read geology at St. Catherine's College, Oxford. After graduation in 1966, he joined a Canadian mining company and worked as field geologist in Uganda. The following year he decided to become a journalist. His first reporting job was for The Journal, Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1969, he joined The Guardian and was named Britain's Journalist of the Year in 1971. He also worked for the Daily Mail and the Sunday Times before becoming a freelancer.

He is the author of numerous books including In Holy Terror, The River at the Center of the World, The Alice Behind Wonderland, The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, and.Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to journalism and literature.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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