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The Earth on Show

- Fossils and the Poetics of Popular Science, 1802-1856

About The Earth on Show

Tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226103204
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 542
  • Published:
  • November 4, 2013
  • Dimensions:
  • 181x254x34 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 1014 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 26, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of The Earth on Show

Tracks the astonishing growth of geology's prestige in Britain, exploring how a geohistory far more alluring than the standard six days of Creation was assembled and sold to the wider Bible-reading public.

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