Zero Degrees: Geographies of the Prime Meridian
Charles W. J. Withers
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.
Year:
2017
Edition:
Illustrated
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Language:
english
Pages:
336
ISBN 10:
0674978935
ISBN 13:
9780674978935
ISBN:
2016040039
File:
EPUB, 57.24 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2017