Zero Degrees - Geographies of the Prime Meridian

Informationen zum Autor Charles W. J. Withers is Ogilvie Chair of Geography, University of Edinburgh, and Geographer Royal for Scotland. Klappentext 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. 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.

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• Authors: Withers, Charles W J Withers, Charles W. J. Withers, Withers Charles W. J.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2017
• EAN: 9780674088818
• ISBN: 978-0-674-08881-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Time, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Historical Geography, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Science, Human Geography, History and Archaeology, Time (chronology), time systems & standards