Unravelling Piltdown - The Science Fraud of the Century and Its Solution
Author(s): John Evangelist Walsh
In 1913 amateur 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.
1997, Reprint. A trade paperback copy in fine, unmarked condition.
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- : Random House, Incorporated
- : Random House, Incorporated
- : 0.549754
- : 31 July 1997
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- : 304
- : 573.3
- : SOFTCOVER
- : John Evangelist Walsh