Making Deep History: Zeal, Perseverance, and the Time Revolution Of 1859
- ISBN-10
- 0198870698
- ISBN-13
- 9780198870692
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-03-25
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Clive Gamble
Description
The discovery of ancient stone implements alongside the bones of mammoths by John Evans and Joseph Prestwich in 1859 kicked open the door for a time revolution in human history. Clive Gamble explores the personalities of these revolutionaries and the significant impact their work had on the scientific advances of the next 160 years.
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