The Dragon Seekers: How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for Darwin (2001)
McGowan, Christopher (Author)
Perseus
Physical Details: xvi + 254 pp., illus., bibl., index
Language: English
Review Dean, Dennis R. (2002) Review of "The Dragon Seekers: How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for Darwin". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (p. 88).
Essay Review Oldroyd, David (2003) Fossils in the Airport Lounge. Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 25-36).
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