The seashell on the mountaintop : a story of science, sainthood, and the humble genius who discovered a new history of the earth
Cutler, Alan2004
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Alan Cutler tells the extraordinary story of the 17th century Danish geologist Steno, who was the first man to claim that the earth must be older than the Bible claimed, forever changing Western civilisation's ideas of time and undermining biblical authority, yet ended his life a Catholic bishop.
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London : Arrow, 2004.
Collation:
228 p. : facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: London: Heinemann, 2003.Includes index.Bibliography: p. 208-214.
ISBN:
0099421496
Dewey class:
550.9'2920.STE920.STEN550.92551
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English
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BRN:
1718234
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