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Strata : William Smith's geological maps /

The story starts with William Smith's early years, from apprentice to surveyor for hire, and from publication of his groundbreaking 1815 geological strata map to imprisonment for debt. Smith's 1799 geological map of Bath and table of strata, his first strata map of England and Wales, publi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Editor)
Other Authors: Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2020].
Subjects:
Smith, William, > 1769-1839.
Geologists > England > Biography.
Geological mapping > England > History > 19th century.
Geology > England > Maps.
Geology > Wales > Maps.
Fossils > Private collections > England.
Geology, Stratigraphic > History.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology.

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