Title:
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THE DINOSAUR HUNTERS
A TRUE STORY OF SCIENTIFIC RIVALRY AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE PREHISTORIC WORLD |
By: |
Deborah Cadbury, Andrew Sachs |
Format: |
Downloadable audio file |
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£6.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0007333080 |
ISBN 13: |
9780007333080 |
Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
Pub. date: |
2 July, 2009 |
Edition: |
Abridged edition |
Description: |
The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs. |
Synopsis: |
The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.In `The Dinosaur Hunters' Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a brilliant anatomist, gave the extinct creatures their name and secured for himself unrivalled international acclaim. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Fourth Estate Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |