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The Map That Changed the World

by Simon Winchester
Soun Vannithone
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In 1793, British canal digger William Smith noticed that the rocks he was excavating were arranged in layers, and that the fossils found in one layer were very different from those found in another. Determined to create a map that would display this hidden underside of England, he spent 20 years traveling the country and studying rock outcrops and fossils. In 1815, Smith published his groundbreaking geological map. But in a cruel twist of fate, his work was plagiarized and he was soon in debtors' prison.

Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman, tells the fascinating story of Smith's remarkable scientific achievement, fall from grace and ultimate recognition as the father of modern geology. This New York Times bestseller is a tale of endurance and achievement, of one man's dedication in the face of personal crisis and how his work helped create the world that we know today.

Simon Winchester is the New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman. He is a writer and an adventurer, and has had an award-winning thirty-year newspaper career.

"Winchester masterfully weaves a compelling history." — Newsday

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