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The Dinosaur Hunters

by Deborah Cadbury · first published 2000

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  • merrua · Sep 7, 2018 · Recommends

    …Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy Darwin's Ghosts: In Search of the First Evolutionists The Dinosaur Hunters: A True Story of Scientific Rivalry and the Discovery of the Prehistoric World Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Hidden Figures Prometheans in the Lab:…

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  • Lumich · Oct 16, 2026 · Mentions

    …Because they have just what it takes to fulfil the role? That, of course, should not reflect negatively on whatever paleo findings were made on the lands of your grandparents. † Chatty next suggested The Dinosaur Hunters by Deborah Cadbury (Terrible Lizard for the US edition), which I found on AA and which seems to do a proper dive into history as is essential to find the truth of the matter.

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