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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: mountain, GEORGETOWN, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: VeryGood. Hardcover book with dustjacket. Light wear to dust jacket and to pages.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 1.23.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
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Condition: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: best books, St. leonards on sea, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: Philip Emery, Bridlington, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing, xii + 257 pages, illustrated, notes, select bibliography, index.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Impression. Dust jacket complete, unclipped, rubbed area on rear. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. A couple of marks. Plates. 254 pages clean and tight. A rich and exuberant group biography of the first geologists, the people first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history. Some came from the ranks of gentlemen with the wealth to support their interests, yet others were clergymen, academics - and women. This lively and assorted band brought passion, eccentricity and towering intellect to geology. This new science demanded great courage from its followers. In revealing Earth's ancient past, its findings presented a conflict with Genesis: for the rocks and fossils clearly showed that the Earth had not sprung from a creation made in six days as the Bible claimed, but was instead millennia old. Fossils also showed that the changing forms of life advanced steadily in their sophistication; it is no coincidence that Charles Darwin was a keen geologist. Brenda Maddox does full justice to the individual stories of this eclectic group, exploring their triumphs and disappointments. The effect is absorbing, inspiring and strikingly original. The theological, philosophical and scientific debates this first movement provoked were to alter dramatically and irrevocably our understanding of the world. This biography brings that momentous time gloriously to life. Size: 8vo.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408879581ISBN 13: 9781408879580
Seller: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket by Holly Ovenden (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with full number line. Some minuscule edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£20.00), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy, looks unread. 257pp, illustrated. 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 who brought passion, eccentricity, and towering intellect to the discovery of how Earth was formed. Geology opened a window on the planet's ancient past. Contrary to the Book of Genesis, the rocks and fossils dug up showed that Earth was immeasurably old. Moreover, fossil evidence revealed progressive changes in life forms. It is no coincidence that Charles Darwin was a keen geologist. Acclaimed biographer and science writer Brenda Maddox's story goes beyond William Smith, the father of English geology, Charles Lyell, the father of modern geology and James Hutton, whose analysis of rock layers unveiled what is now called 'deep time'. She also explores the lives of fossil hunter Mary Anning, the Reverend William Buckland, Darwin, and many others, their triumphs and disappointments, and the theological, philosophical, and scientific debates their findings provoked. 'Reading the Rocks' illustrates in absorbing and revelatory details how this group of early geologists changed irrevocably our understanding of the world. Quite a scarce book.