Name: The Dragon Seekers
ISBN: 9780738206738

Christopher McGowan

Provides an account of the 19th-century pioneers in the field of geology and paleontology.

How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for Darwin

The Dragon Seekers

I have to say that the book fulfilled its promised of being specifically about the closed group of fossil hunters, their findings, and the way they slowly changed the scientific climate to pave the way for Darwin and his Origin of Species to be published. Ithe was a very detailed account of their lives, including the societal pressures that created the environments for them to display work, or the things that shaped their conclusions. For instance, possible neanderthal remains were attributed to Romans because it better fit the beliefs of the time than what they saw.

A great book for someone like me who wants to see not just the science but also the sociological ramifications of these findings.

The Dragon Seekers How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for Darwin

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