The Dinosaur Hunters - A True Story of Scientific Rivalryand the discovery of the Prehistoric World
Language: English
Published by 4th Estate, 2010
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Salusbury Books, GLASGOW, United KingdomSalusbury Books
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*** BOOK in Near fine clean tight and unmarked condition. 1st edition/2nd printing. Brown boards with gilt title on spine. 374 pages including index, bibliography and notes, several b&w illustrations in the text, as required. *** DUST JACKET in Near fine condition, plastic sleeve protected, not price clipped. *** CONTENTS; This book is a lively reconstruction of the discovery of paleontological remains in England in the early 19th century, and the bitter rivalries that discovery provoked.
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- Title
- The Dinosaur Hunters - A True Story of Scientific Rivalryand the discovery of the Prehistoric World
- Author
- Deborah Cadbury
- Publisher
- 4th Estate
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1857029593
- ISBN 13
- 9781857029598
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 2nd Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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.
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About the Author
Deborah Cadbury is the award-winning TV science producer for the BBC, including Horizon for which she won an Emmy . She is also the highly-acclaimed author of ‘The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World’, ‘The Feminisation of Nature’, ‘The Dinosaur Hunters’, ‘The Lost King of France’ and ‘Space Race’.
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