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Piltdown : a scientific forgery / Frank Spencer ; based on research by Ian Langham, (1942-1984)

Piltdown : a scientific forgery / Frank Spencer ; based on research by Ian Langham, (1942-1984)

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Piltdown : a scientific forgery / Frank Spencer ; based on research by Ian Langham, (1942-1984)

by Spencer, Frank (1942- )

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London : Natural History Museum Publications, 1990. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 272 pages; Physical description: xxvi, 272 p. : illus., ports. ; 25cm. Subjects: Piltdown Forgery. Summary: The fragments of a skull found in the gravels at Piltdown in Sussex in 1912 were presented as the fossil remains of an early human form, and as such created a sensation at the time. During the next 40 years it became increasingly difficult to reconcile the Piltdown remains with later additions to the human fossil record, and there was growing suspicion about their authenticity. In the 1950s detailed scientific examination of the Piltdown material demonstrated conclusively that it had been deliberately faked. There was much speculation about the identity of the hoaxer, but no clear-cut evidence was forthcoming and the question has since remained in abeyance. Dr Spencer has made an extensive study of the original documents and the other available evidence, which he presents in this book, together with a new case for the identity of the individual responsible for the forgery. This volume and its companion, ""The Piltdown Papers"" will be of interest to all those studying the history of the 20th century and the nature of scientific enquiry.

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Piltdown : a scientific forgery / Frank Spencer ; based on research by Ian Langham, (1942-1984)
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Spencer, Frank (1942- )
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