In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell—clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world—making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe… (more)
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (October 27, 2009)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 368 pages
File size: 3.2 MB
Protection: DRM
Language: English
History gets up close and personal thanks to these intimate looks at historical events, and the perspectives of people who lived them.
We'd warn you not to try this at home, but these books invite you to do exactly that, in fascinating journeys from the origins of the universe to the...