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by Simon Winchester (Author) "Above one of the many grand mar staircases within the east wing of Burlington House, the great Palladian mansion on the north side of London'..." (more)
Key Phrases: map that changed the world, coal canal, inferior oolite, William Smith, Middle Jurassic, John Phillips (more...)
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