Unraveling Piltdown: The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution - Rilegato

Walsh, John Evangelist

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ISBN 10: 0679444440 ISBN 13: 9780679444442

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 1996

Riassunto

A close-up look at the twentieth-century's most infamous scientific hoax examines the paleontological find that initiated the controversy, explains how the hoax was perpetrated, and offers a convincing argument about the perpetrator. 15,000 first printing.

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eur fossil hunter and archaeologist Charles Dawson found in a gravel pit the cranium and jaw of an entirely new species of humanoid, which became known as Piltdown man, which caused headlines worldwide as the missing link between man and ape. In 1952, it was exposed as a hoax. With eight pages of photos, this book is a wonderful detective story, and the first examination the convincingly fingers the perpetrator.

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Book by Walsh Evangelist John

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• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0679444440
• ISBN 13: 9780679444442
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 279
• Redattore: Larose