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The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
Simon Winchester
The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption
Simon Winchester
Hidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was beset by troubles. This title tells his story.
352 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, glossary, bibliography, index
Media | Książki Paperback Book (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem) |
Wydane | 4 lipca 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780140280395 |
Wydawcy | Penguin Books Ltd |
Strony | 352 |
Wymiary | 130 × 197 × 24 mm · 248 g |
Język | English |
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