The star-crossed stone
Subtitle: the secret life, myths, and history of a fascinating fossil
By: Kenneth J. McNamara.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780226514697
Subjects: Sea urchins, Fossil -- Collectors and collecting -- History; Fossils -- Collectors and collecting -- History; Collectors and collecting; Paleontology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Awakenings; title: First collectors; title: Urchins; title: Skeletons; title: Fossilized memories; title: Maud; title: Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers; title: Shepherds' crowns and fairy loaves; title: Thunderstones; title: Holy urchins; title: The morning star; title: Snakes' eggs; title: Star of destiny; title: Five-star attraction.