Unraveling Piltdown:: The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution
Walsh, Evangelist John
ISBN 10: 0679444440 ISBN 13: 9780679444442
Verlag: Random House, 1996
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A close-up look at the twentieth-century's most infamous scientific hoax examines the paleontological find that initiated the controversy, explains how the hoax was perpetrated, and offers a convincing argument about the perpetrator. 15,000 first printing.
Aus dem Klappentext: eur fossil hunter and archaeologist Charles Dawson found in a gravel pit the cranium and jaw of an entirely new species of humanoid, which became known as Piltdown man, which caused headlines worldwide as the missing link between man and ape. In 1952, it was exposed as a hoax. With eight pages of photos, this book is a wonderful detective story, and the first examination the convincingly fingers the perpetrator.
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Titel: Unraveling Piltdown:: The Science Fraud of ...
Verlag: Random House
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag