The map that changed the world
Subtitle: the tale of William Smith and the birth of a science
By: Simon Winchester
Edition: Large print.
Publisher: Paragon, Chivers Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780754024811; 9780754016267
Subjects: Maps; Biography; Geology; Large type books; Stratigraphic Geology; Geologists; History
Description: The first geological map of anywhere in the world was made by William Smith. It was not until 1829 that his genius was realised. Written by the author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne, this is an extraordinary tale of the father of modern geology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-385) and index.