The Syme Papers
Author(s): Benjamin Markovits
Douglas Pitt is a man obsessed. His quest is to prove that the 18th-century inventor Samuel Highgate Syme discovered the theory of continental drift. Laughed at and dismissed at every turn, Pitt's luck changes when he discovers a contemporary manuscript written by a scientist, Friedrich Muller, which recounts a year in the company of the irrepressible Syme. Perhaps this will finally reveal his genius...
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Faber and Faber
- : Faber and Faber
- : 02 March 2005
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 512
- : New edition
- : Paperback
- : Benjamin Markovits