The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific (Hard Cover)

Stock Code:
BAD8203
Price:
$20.00

Description

The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric World by Deborah Cadbury. 'In 1812, Mary Anning, a poor woman from Lyme Regis, discovered the skeleton of a monster beneath the cliffs of Dorset. Her remarkable find set in motion a quest to understand the strange, buried world thought to have existed before Noah's Flood. At Oxford University, the eccentric naturalist, the Reverend William Buckland, eagerly used his research into fossil remains in an attempt to prove the accuracy of the Biblical record. Meanwhile, another naturalist, Gideon Mantell, a shoemaker's son, uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry and become obsessed with the ancient past which he came to realise must once have been teeming with creatures up to 70-foot long. Initially spurned by the scientific establishment, he risked everything to reveal his vision of the lost world of the reptiles. Despite all their efforts, it was the eminent anatomist Richard Owen, patronised by royalty, the Prime Minister and the aristocracy, who scooped the credit for the discovery of the dinosaurs.' In The Dinosaur Hunters, Deborah Cadbury re-creates the bitter feud between Mantell and Owen, which drove one of them to despair and secured for the other unrivaled international acclaim.

Details

  • Author:
    Cadbury, Deborah
  • Book Condition:
    Very Good
  • Publisher:
    Fourth Estate Limited, London
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    Very Good
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    C2
  • ISBN:
    1857029593
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    374
  • Publish Date:
    2000
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
Make an Enquiry