Latitude - The astonishing journey to discover the shape of the earth

Told for the very first time, this is the story of the adventure that shaped the world - PRE-ORDER NOW.br>br>By knowing the shape of our earth we can create maps, survive the oceans, follow rivers, navigate the skies, and travel across the globe. This is the story of our world, of how we discovered what no one thought possible - the shape of the earth.br>br>A thrilling and page-turning account of the first major expedition by data gatherers and qualified observers to interior Peru, to discover the shape and magnitude of the earth. Until humanity discovered this it would be impossible to produce accurate maps and sea charts, without which thousands of lives would be lost, and exact locations of cities, roads and rivers would never be known. This fascinating and dramatic story weaves scientific rigour, egos, funding crises and betrayal with sea voyages, jungles and volcanoes.>

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This wonderfully readable and rollicking story of adventure and scientific exploration is as gripping as any novel. Full of big ideas and even bigger personalities, it's a book that sparkles with intelligence and wit Alex Preston, author and journalist

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• Autori: Nicholas Crane
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.05.2022
• EAN: 9781405947343
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-4734-3
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; South America, History of Ideas, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, History: theory & methods, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, HISTORY / World, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, HISTORY / Historical Geography, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Travel writing, Travel maps & atlases, World atlases / world maps, Geographical discovery and exploration, Historical maps & atlases, Biography: historical, political and military, Physical geography and topography, North Atlantic