The Hidden Landscape
Journey into the Geological Past
Richard A. Fortey(Author)
Jonathan Cape (Publisher)
Published on 16. September 1993
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-224-03651-1 (ISBN)
Description
Why is Scotland the home of the finest malt whisky? Why is Harris famous for its tweed and Devon for its cream teas? Why is East Anglia flat and Scotland mountainous? Richard Fortey peels away the top layer of Britain's land to reveal the hidden landscape. This work examines the rocks which contain the answers to many questions about the geology of Britain. The reader learns how the rocks not only dictate the personality of the landscape, the soil, the plants and the character of buildings, but how they hold the key to the understanding of man's origins and overall sense of time and place. Richard Fortey is the author of "Fossils - A Key to the Past".
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
Illustrations
16pp colour and 100 b&w photographs, colour map
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 195 mm
Weight
1070 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-224-03651-1 (9780224036511)
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