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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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"Undoubtedly a tour de force and an outstanding success." (David Oldroyd, Nuncius) "This book is utterly brilliant." (Sharon Ruston, Byron Journal) "The portrayal of the geological past to a public hungry for drama and instruction is explored with great verve by Ralph O'Connor.... One could argue that the awareness of deep time has changed human perception of our place in the cosmos more than any other discovery. Anyone interested in how such new ideas are promulgated at large will enjoy O'Connor's work." (Richard A. Fortey, Times Literary Supplement)"

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 11/26/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226103204, 978-0226103204
      ISBN10: 022610320X
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      Literary studies: fiction History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "Undoubtedly a tour de force and an outstanding success." (David Oldroyd, Nuncius) "This book is utterly brilliant." (Sharon Ruston, Byron Journal) "The portrayal of the geological past to a public hungry for drama and instruction is explored with great verve by Ralph O'Connor.... One could argue that the awareness of deep time has changed human perception of our place in the cosmos more than any other discovery. Anyone interested in how such new ideas are promulgated at large will enjoy O'Connor's work." (Richard A. Fortey, Times Literary Supplement)"

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