An edition of The seashell on the mountaintop
(2004)
The seashell on the mountaintop
how Nicolaus Steno solved an ancient mystery and created a science of the earth
by Alan Cutler
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Biography, Catholic Church, Clergy, Geology, History, Scientists, Scientists, biography, Geology, history, GeologistsPeople
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The seashell on the mountaintop: how Nicolaus Steno solved an ancient mystery and created a science of the earth
2004, Plume
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0452285461 9780452285460
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Table of Contents
Pilgrims
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.
Edition Notes
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Dutton, 2003.
Previous ed. has subtitle: A story of science, sainthood, and the humble genius who discovered a new history of the earth.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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