Simon Winchester
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The Map That Changed the World (eBook, ePUB)

William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

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In 1793, British canal digger William Smith noticed that the rocks he was excavating were arranged in layers, and that the fossils found in one layer were very different from those found in another. Determined to create a map that would display this hidden underside of England, he spent 20 years traveling the country and studying rock outcrops and fossils. In 1815, Smith published his groundbreaking geological map. But in a cruel twist of fate, his work was plagiarized and he was soon in debtors' prison. Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman, tells the fascinating story of S...

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