Discovering the Mammoth: A Tale of Giants, Unicorns, Ivory, and the Birth of a New Science

by John J. McKay

Book Overview

When the ancient Greeks saw deposits of giant fossils, they knew they had discovered the battle fields where the gods had vanquished the Titans. When the Chinese discovered buried ivory, they knew they had found dragons' teeth. But as the Age of Reason dawned, monsters and giants gave way to the scientific method. Yet the mystery of these mighty bones remained. How did Enlightenment thinkers overcome centuries of myth and misunderstanding to reconstruct...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1681774240
• ISBN13: 9781681774244
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.0"