{"product_id":"9780140280395","title":"The Map That Changed the World : A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Winchester, Simon \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography: historical, political \u0026amp; military\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 July 2002 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 24 | 248g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGYHidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London's Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer's son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was troubled: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: The Map That Changed the World is his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'For a geologist, this is a must read' Amazon Reviewer'It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves' Amazon Reviewer'Never realised how seminal this map was' Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Guisborough Bookshop Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51872507625808,"sku":"9780140280395","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/4988\/2448\/files\/9780140280395_623bb188-9339-4c88-91e4-decc49bdd4d2.jpg?v=1765990956","url":"https:\/\/guisboroughbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780140280395","provider":"guisboroughbookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}