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The star-crossed stone : the secret life, myths, and history of a fascinating fossil
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Title
The star-crossed stone : the secret life, myths, and history of a fascinating fossil / Kenneth J. McNamara.
ISBN
9780226514697 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0226514692 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Published
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Physical Description
272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 06, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Awakenings
First collectors
Urchins
Skeletons
Fossilized memories
Maud
Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
Shepherds' crowns and fairy loaves
Thunderstones
Holy urchins
The morning star
Snakes' eggs
Star of destiny
Five-star attraction.
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