Zero Degrees: Geographies of the Prime Meridian
Charles Withers explains how the choice of Greenwich to mark 0° longitude solved problems of global measurement that had engaged geographers, astronomers, and mariners since ancient times. This history is a testament to the power of maps, the challenges of global measurement, and the role of scienti...
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Zusammenfassung: | Charles Withers explains how the choice of Greenwich to mark 0° longitude solved problems of global measurement that had engaged geographers, astronomers, and mariners since ancient times. This history is a testament to the power of maps, the challenges of global measurement, and the role of scientific authority in creating the modern world |
Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 13. Sep 2017) |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (321 Seiten) |
ISBN: | 9780674978935 |
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