The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth
Alan Cutler
ISBN 10: 0525947086 ISBN 13: 9780525947080
Editore: Dutton Adult, 2003
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Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0525947086I4N10
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Documents the work of a seventeenth-century scientist and priest who was the first to conduct geological studies of the earth's layers, revealing in the process the planet's significant age as compared to biblical beliefs. 22,500 first printing.
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Alan Cutler has a Ph.D. in geology and is a writer affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Cutler was a contributing editor to the book Forces of Change: A New View of Nature, a joint publication of the Smithsonian and the National Geographic Society; contributors included Stephen Jay Gould, John McPhee, and David Quammen. Dr. Cutler’s writing has also appeared in The Washington Post and The Sciences, among other publications.
Alan Cutler is a geologist and writer affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution.
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Titolo: The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of ...
Casa editrice: Dutton Adult
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
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