The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology GHOST STORIES The current edition

The current edition

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The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology GHOST STORIES The current editionFrom the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating biography of science detailing the story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology. In 1793 William Smith, a canal digger, made a startling scientific discovery that was to turn the fledgling science of the history of the