The Map That Changed the World : Simon Winchester
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#ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial: https://booksreader.space/al-7066/ Few things pair as well with between experiment cycles as a well-told Science story. Hit play, take a deep breath, and let the narration carry you through. Title: The Map That Changed the World Author: Simon Winchester Narrator: Simon Winchester Format: mp3 Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins Release date: 01-22-04 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 693 ratings Genres: Geology Publisher's Summary: In 1793 William Smith, a canal digger, made a startling discovery that was to turn the fledgling science of the history of the earth - and a central plank of established Christian religion - on its head. He noticed that the rocks he was excavating were arranged in layers; more important, he could see quite clearly that the fossils found in one layer were very different from those found in another. And out of that realization came an epiphany.
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