Map That Changed the World

THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGYHidden 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 troubled: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him. It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: The Map That Changed the World is his story.\'For a geologist, this is a must read\' Amazon Reviewer\'It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves\' Amazon Reviewer\'Never realised how seminal this map was\' Amazon Reviewer Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm