The Day the World ExplodedIn August 1883 there was a series of volcanic eruptions on the island of Krakatoa - these were so extreme that the effects were heard and felt over ten per cent of the Earth's surf...9999903113805Simon Winchester
Penguin Books Ltd
sábado, 27 de abril de 2024
A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English DictionaryThe Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that l...9999903088011Simon Winchester
HarperCollins
jueves, 7 de marzo de 2024
The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary"The greatest enterprise of its kind in history," was the verdict of British prime minister Stanley Baldwin in June 1928 when The Oxford English Dictionary was finally published. W...9999903056256Simon Winchester
Oxford University Press
viernes, 22 de diciembre de 2023
William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow ...9999902999158Simon Winchester
HarperCollins
jueves, 29 de junio de 2023
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