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MARC Record from San Francisco Public Library

Record ID SanFranPL12/SanFranPL12.out:78036443:1870
Source San Francisco Public Library
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100 1 $aCutler, A.$q(Alan)
245 14 $aThe seashell on the mountaintop :$bhow Nicolaus Steno solved an ancient mystery and created a science of the earth /$cAlan Cutler.
260 $aNew York :$bPlume,$c2004.
300 $a228 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aReprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, 2003.
500 $aPrevious ed. has subtitle: A story of science, sainthood, and the humble genius who discovered a new history of the earth.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPilgrims -- Seashells -- Chaos -- Anatomist -- Testimony of things -- Tongues of stone -- Secret knots -- Testing the waters -- Conversion -- Layer by layer -- De Solido -- Six faces of Tuscany -- Shell game -- Heaven and Earth -- Vain speculation -- Bishop -- World-makers -- New history of the earth -- The Saint.
600 10 $aSteno, Nicolaus,$d1638-1686.
610 20 $aCatholic Church$xClergy$vBiography.
650 0 $aGeology$xHistory$y17th century.
650 0 $aScientists$zDenmark$vBiography.
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