Impossible monsters : dinosaurs, Darwin and the war between science and religion
Taylor, Michael (Michael Hugh), 1988-2024
Book
The captivating story of the discovery of the dinosaurs and how it upended our understanding of the origins of the world - overturning the literal reading of the Bible, liberating science from the shackles of religion, and giving birth to the secular age.
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Imprint:
London : The Bodley Head, 2024.
Collation:
xx, 475 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847926784 (hbk)
Dewey class:
509
Language:
English
Subject:
Science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryReligion and science -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryPaleontology -- History -- 19th centuryDinosaursEvolution (Biology)Popular Science and NatureUnited Kingdom, Great Britain19th century, c 1800 to c 1899Religion & scienceHistory of sciencePopular science
BRN:
1378552