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The Earth on Show: Fossils and the Poetics of Popular Science, 1802-1856 Ralph O'Connor
The Earth on Show: Fossils and the Poetics of Popular Science, 1802-1856
Ralph O'Connor
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.
542 pages, 8 colour plates, 89 halftones, 2 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 5, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226103204 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 542 |
| Dimensions | 181 × 254 × 34 mm · 1.01 kg |
| Language | English |
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