I would argue that William Smith turned a lot of things on their head with this map, which was a hugely important and profound development, Simon Winchester
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![No one knew in those days that [parts of the world] were moving, - Simon Winchester Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=Tm8gb25lIGtuZXcgaW4gdGhvc2UgZGF5cyB0aGF0IFtwYXJ0cyBvZiB0aGUgd29ybGRdIHdlcmUgbW92aW5nLCA=&author=ICBTaW1vbiBXaW5jaGVzdGVyICAgIA==&num=3 "No one knew in those days that [parts of the world] were moving, - Simon Winchester Quotes")
![[He buries his account of that fateful day some 250 pages into the book, choosing to explain how the quake occurred, why it happened and, most appropriately, warn people of its coming inevitability. In other words, this is a geology book - not a social history.] If by writing a book like this I could increase awareness of geology and the reasons behind earthquakes and help preparedness, ... I'd be very happy. - Simon Winchester Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0hlIGJ1cmllcyBoaXMgYWNjb3VudCBvZiB0aGF0IGZhdGVmdWwgZGF5IHNvbWUgMjUwIHBhZ2VzIGludG8gdGhlIGJvb2ssIGNob29zaW5nIHRvIGV4cGxhaW4gaG93IHRoZSBxdWFrZSBvY2N1cnJlZCwgd2h5IGl0IGhhcHBlbmVkIGFuZCwgbW9zdCBhcHByb3ByaWF0ZWx5LCB3YXJuIHBlb3BsZSBvZiBpdHMgY29taW5nIGluZXZpdGFiaWxpdHkuIEluIG90aGVyIHdvcmRzLCB0aGlzIGlzIGEgZ2VvbG9neSBib29rIC0gbm90IGEgc29jaWFsIGhpc3RvcnkuXSBJZiBieSB3cml0aW5nIGEgYm9vayBsaWtlIHRoaXMgSSBjb3VsZCBpbmNyZWFzZSBhd2FyZW5lc3Mgb2YgZ2VvbG9neSBhbmQgdGhlIHJlYXNvbnMgYmVoaW5kIGVhcnRocXVha2VzIGFuZCBoZWxwIHByZXBhcmVkbmVzcywgLi4uIEknZCBiZSB2ZXJ5IGhhcHB5LiA=&author=ICBTaW1vbiBXaW5jaGVzdGVyICAgIA==&num=9 "[He buries his account of that fateful day some 250 pages into the book, choosing to explain how the quake occurred, why it happened and, most appropriately, warn people of its coming inevitability. In other words, this is a geology book - not a social history.] If by writing a book like this I could increase awareness of geology and the reasons behind earthquakes and help preparedness, ... I'd be very happy. - Simon Winchester Quotes")