{"product_id":"the-map-that-changed-the-world-a-tale-of-rocks-ruin-and-redemption","title":"The Map That Changed the World: A Tale of Rocks, Ruin and Redemption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Winchester, Simon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 04-07-2002\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280395\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGY\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nHidden 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'For a geologist, this is a must read' Amazon Reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves' Amazon Reviewer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Never realised how seminal this map was' Amazon Reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280395\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66561510900016,"sku":"Trans_9780140280395","price":654.25,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/91CRpnYMTSL.jpg?v=1776442896","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-map-that-changed-the-world-a-tale-of-rocks-ruin-and-redemption","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}