Plotting the Globe : Stories of Meridians, Parallels, and the International Date Line
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0275988953
ISBN-13
9780275988951
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 30th, 2005
Print length
248 Pages
Weight
539 grams
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A collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy - the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface - that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries.
People use concepts such as time and date to structure their lives on a daily basis. They often measure their travel by marking points arranged along great circles on the globe. Yet most do not understand the origin and history of these terms and the stories of the intrepid adventurers, scientists, and seafarers who shaped our picture of the world today. Ariel transports readers to faraway lands and ancient cultures that span more than 3500 years of exploration. Phoenicians, Spaniards, Portuguese, British, French, and many others star in an epic that stretches from Lapland to Cape Horn, via Greenwich, Paris, the Andes and the Fortunate Islands.
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