The Map That Changed the World
Subtitle: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: August 1, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780060931803
First sentence: Above one of the many grand mar staircases within the east wing of Burlington House, the great Palladian mansion on the north side of London' Piccadilly, hangs a pair of huge sky blue velvet curtains, twisted and tasseled silk ropes beside them.