Zero Degrees : Geographies of the Prime Meridian
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0674088816
ISBN-13
9780674088818
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Imprint
Harvard University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 13th, 2017
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
658 grams
Dimensions
16.80 x 24.30 x 3.00 cms
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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.
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