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William Smith was not rich or well connected, but his passion for rocks and fossils, and his twenty-year obsession with single-handedly mapping the geology of Britain made him one of the most significant men of the nineteenth century. However his vision cost him dear - his wife went mad, his work was stolen by jealous colleagues who eventually ruined him, and he was imprisoned for debt.Simon Winchester tells the fascinating story of 'Strata' Smith, a man who crossed boundaries of class, wealth and science to produce a map that fundamentally changed the way we view the world.
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The Map That Changed the World, Simon Winchester
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- Released
- 2002
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Simon Winchester
- Publisher
- Perennial
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN10
- 0060931809
- ISBN13
- 9780060931803
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Science & Math, Science, Maps & Atlases, England, Geology & Mineralogy, Geology, Human Fates, Scientists, Cartography, Mining, Fossils
- First published
- 2001
- Original title
- The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- William Smith was not rich or well connected, but his passion for rocks and fossils, and his twenty-year obsession with single-handedly mapping the geology of Britain made him one of the most significant men of the nineteenth century. However his vision cost him dear - his wife went mad, his work was stolen by jealous colleagues who eventually ruined him, and he was imprisoned for debt.Simon Winchester tells the fascinating story of 'Strata' Smith, a man who crossed boundaries of class, wealth and science to produce a map that fundamentally changed the way we view the world.