Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life

by Brenda Maddox

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A rich and exuberant group biography of the early geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history.

The birth of geology was fostered initially by gentlemen whose wealth supported their interests, but in the nineteenth century, it was advanced by clergymen, academics, and women whose findings expanded the field. Reading the Rocks brings to life this eclectic cast of characters...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1632869128

ISBN13:9781632869128

Release Date:November 2017

Publisher:Bloomsbury USA

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.33 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"

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