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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/970515144 Title: The map that changed the world : William Smith and the birth of modern geology Author: Simon Winchester; Soun Vannithone Publisher: New York, NY : Perennial, 2002, ©2001. ISBN/ISSN: 0060931809 9780060931803 OCLC:970515144

  
  

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The map that changed the world : William Smith and the birth of modern geology

Author:	Simon Winchester; Soun Vannithone
Publisher:	New York, NY : Perennial, 2002, ©2001.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Biography : English : 1st Perennial edView all editions and formats
Summary:	Winchester tells the fascinating story of an Oxfordshire blacksmith's orphaned son who discovered an unmistakable pattern in the rocks. From this, William Smith developed the first true geographical map following fossils and rock patterns, earning him a place in history as the father of modern geology. Line drawings. Maps throughout, 2 in color.
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Subjects	Smith, William, -- 1769-1839. Geology, Stratigraphic -- History. Geologists -- Great Britain -- Biography. View all subjects
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