Code: 14584079
Zero Degrees
by Charles W. J. Withers
Charles Withers explains how the choice of Greenwich to mark 0degree longitude solved problems of global measurement that had engaged geographers, astronomers, and mariners since ancient times. This history is a testament to the p ... more
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English - Binding: Hardback
- Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2017
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Charles Withers explains how the choice of Greenwich to mark 0degree 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.
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- Full title: Zero Degrees
- Subtitle: Geographies of the Prime Meridian
- Author: Charles W. J. Withers
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardback
- Number of pages: 336
- EAN: 9780674088818
- ISBN: 0674088816
- ID: 14584079
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Weight: 658 g
- Dimensions: 168 × 243 × 30 mm
- Date of publishing: 03. March 2017
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