Terrible Lizard: The First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science.
Language: English
Published by Henry Holt, New York, NY, 2001
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First Edition USA [2001], so stated. First Printing Thus, indicated by a complete number line. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. The DJ is also without flaw; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches). x, 374 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 9.3 ounces. John Macrae Books. .Hardback with DJ. First Edition USA [2001], so stated. First Printing Thus, indicated by a complete number line.
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- Title
- Terrible Lizard: The First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science.
- Author
- Deborah Cadbury.
- Publisher
- Henry Holt, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 2001
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0805067728
- ISBN 13
- 9780805067729
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Science: Earth Sciences
In 1812, the skeleton of a monster was discovered beneath the cliffs of Dorset, setting in motion a collision between science and religion and among scientists eager to claim supremacy in a brand-new field. For Rever William Buckland, an eccentric naturalist at Oxford University, the fossil remains of a creature that existed before Noah's flood inspired an attempt to prove the accuracy of the biblical record. Gideon Mantell, a naturalist who uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, also became obsessed with the ancient past, risking everything to promote his vision of the lost world of reptiles. Soon the eminent anatomist Richard Owen entered the fray, claiming the credit for the discovery of the dinosaurs.
In a fast-paced narrative, Terrible Lizard reveals a strange, awesome prehistoric era and the struggle that set the stage for Darwin's shattering theories-and for controversies that still rage today.
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