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Zero Degrees: Geographies of the Prime Meridian

By Charles W. J. Withers

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9780674978935
DOI
10.4159/9780674978935
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17347008 bytes)
Pages
336\336
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 07:17:34

Description

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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