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The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric World Book
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Two 19th-century scientists revealed one of the most significant event in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs. This book recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between the two men: Gideon Mantell, who uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry; and, Richard Owen, who gave the extinct creatures their name.
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The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.In ‘The Dinosaur Hunters’ Deborah Cadbury brilliantly recreates the remarkable story of the bitter rivalry between two men: Gideon Mantell uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry, became obsessed with the lost world of the reptiles and was driven to despair. Richard Owen, a brilliant anatomist, gave the extinct creatures their name and secured for himself unrivalled international acclaim.
- 1857029631
- 9781857029635
- Deborah Cadbury
- 26 March 2010
- Fourth Estate
- Paperback (Book)
- 384
- (Reissue)
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