A Curious Boy. Richard Fortey

      

      A CURIOUS BOY

      The Making of a Scientist

      Richard Fortey

       Copyright

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      This eBook first published in Great Britain by William Collins in 2021

      Copyright © Richard Fortey 2021

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      Source ISBN: 9780008323967

      Ebook Edition © January 2021 ISBN: 9780008323981

      Version: 2021-01-14

       Dedication

      To Heather and David,

      with love and gratitude

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

      Copyright

      Dedication

      List of Illustrations

      1 The Trout

       2 Eggs and After

       3 The Chemi-shed

       4 The Ammonite

       5 Fungus

       6 Entr’acte

       7 Flowers

       8 Three Lobes

       9 Getting Serious

       10 The Life Scientific

       Footnotes

       Acknowledgements

       About the Author

       Also by Richard Fortey

       About the Publisher