Recs if you like The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology...
microhistories: “how do you even know that??”
microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"
Between a Rock and a Hardcover
Books on the rocks! All topics geoscience! Geology, paleontology, volcanology, etc.
Recommendations welcome!
TIL: Earth edition
As a climate scientist and paleoclimatologist with a passion for our world and science communication, I wanted to share my recommendations for Earth science books that are informative, engaging, and accessible. I intend to continue updating this list.
not just arbitrary lines
nonfiction works that deal with maps and cartography, their history, and their impact on our world
Recommended by Ruth Shaw
Books recommended by Ruth Shaw in her memoir, The Bookseller at the End of the World.
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