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The Map That Changed the World
William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
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About this book
In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell—clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world—making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remarkably beautiful hand-painted map. But instead of receiving accolades and honors, he ended up in debtors' prison, the victim of plagiarism, and virtually homeless for ten years more.
The Map That Changed the World is a very human tale of endurance and achievement, of one man's dedication in the face of ruin. With a keen eye and thoughtful detail, Simon Winchester unfolds the poignant sacrifice behind this world-changing discovery.
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Note: Entries in this index, carried over verbatim from the print edition of this title, are unlikely to correspond to the pagination of any given e-book reader. However, entries in this index, and other terms, may be easily located by using the search feature of your e-book reader.
Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations.
Accurate Delineations and Descriptions of the Natural Order of the Various Strata That are Found in Different Parts of England and Wales (Smith), 156–57
Adam brothers, 6, 205
Adelard of Bath, 122
Adelphi houses, 6–7, 204–5, 205
Agassiz, Louis, 295
Age of Reason, The (Paine), 22
Agricultural Magazine, 202
Agriculture, British Board of, 198, 199, 211, 217
Aikin, Arthur, 225
Allen, William, 224
Allen & Hanbury, 224
ammonites, 189
descriptions of, ix–xi, 165–66, 172–73, 179–80
evolution of, ix–x
found by author, 165–66, 170, 172–74
illustrations of, ix–xi, 173, 181, 188, 271
origin of name, ix
Annalis Veteris et Novi Testamenti (Ussher), 15n
Anning, Mary, 108–9, 112, 128, 240
Aptyxiella, 179–80
Arbuthnot, Charles, 246
Arkwright, Richard, 17
Art of Measuring, The (Fenning), 53
Ashmolean Museum, 35, 179
Asteroceras, 188, 189
Austen, Jane, 121
Baily, Francis, 295
Baker, George, 299
Banks, Sir Joseph, 204, 242, 261, 262, 266
Bounty expedition and, 200
Geological Society’s dispute with, 227
WS’s map dedicated to, 220
as WS’s patron, 149, 200, 201–3, 209–10, 217, 245, 246, 247
Barne, Barne, 246
baronets, 277n
Barry, Edward, 296
Barry, Sir Charles, 296, 298
Bath, 51, 59, 95, 101, 114, 115, 118, 146, 148, 161, 169, 180, 181
Billingsley and Davis’s maps of, 124–25, 127
hot springs of, 121–22, 208–9, 253
population of, 122
Roman naming of, 121
Warner’s guide to, 214
Warner’s map of, 148
WS’s map of, 126–28, 126, 142, 148, 289
WS’s plaque in, 102, 103
Bath Agricultural Society, 130, 149
Bath and West of England Society, 123–24, 129
Bath Chronicle, 101, 122, 197
Bath Corporation, 208, 209
Bath stone, 82, 243
Bedford, Francis Russell, fifth duke of, 153–55, 205
estates of, 154, 209
sheepshearings of, 154–55
WS’s relationship with, 149, 156, 160, 196, 197, 209
Beeching, Richard, 79
Bennett, Etheldred, 110, 113–14, 233
Berisford, John, 255
Bevan, Benjamin, 201
Bible, 12–13, 13, 112, 248
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Prologue
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Epilogue
- Glossary of Geological and Other Unfamiliar Terms Found in This Book
- Sources and Recommended Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Searchable Terms
- About the Author
- Books by Simon Winchester
- Copyright
- About the Publisher