The Hidden Landscape
A Journey into the Geological Past
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2010
Summary
The richness of Britain’s geological history is without equal. The Hidden Landscape - a classic in popular geology - is a unique exploration of that diversity.
“I travelled to Haverfordwest to get to the past. From Paddington Station a Great Western locomotive took me on a journey westwards from London further and further back into geological time, from the age of mammals to the age of trilobites… Under the River Severn and into Wales, I was back before the time of the dinosa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847920713 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1847920713 |
| Author: | Richard Fortey |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Bodley Head Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 442g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
A superbly exciting work of popular scientific writing
A superbly exciting work of popular scientific writing – AN Wilson * The Financial Times *
A very well written book about geology and geological history * Sir David Attenborough, The Times *
We have a new classic… this is popular science at its best; it’s beautifully written, constantly witty and excellently illustrated. * Financial Times *
Imbued with its author’s deep sensitivity to shifting atmospheres, his overwhelming passion for England, Wales and Scotland as living bodies pulsing, breathing, twitching beneath our feet, and his contagiously personal view of his subject. – Jonathan Keates * Observer *
Richard Fortey
Richard Fortey studied Geology at Cambridge University and had a long career as a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London. Since 1997, he has been a member of the Royal Society.
He has published numerous books:
- The Hidden Landscape won the Natural World Book of the Year (1993).
- Life was short-listed for the Rh ne-Poulenc Prize (1998).
- Trilobite! was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize (2001).
Fortey was elected President of the Geological Society of London for its bicentennial year (2007).
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