The Earth On Show

Fossils And The Poetics Of Popular Science, 1802-1856

by Ralph O'Connor
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, November of 2013 ‧
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Tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public.

The Earth On Show

Fossils And The Poetics Of Popular Science, 1802-1856

by Ralph O'Connor

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226103204
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: November of 2013
Language: English
Dimensions: 178 x 254 x 38 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 542
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > History and Scientific Methodology
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780226103204