Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life

by Brenda Maddox

Book Overview

A rich and exuberant group biography of the early geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history.

The birth of geology was fostered initially by gentlemen whose wealth supported their interests, but in the nineteenth century, it was advanced by clergymen, academics, and women whose findings expanded the field. Reading the Rocks brings to life this eclectic cast of characters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632869128
• ISBN13: 9781632869128
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"