(DOWNLOAD) "Zero Degrees" by Charles W. J. Withers * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Zero Degrees
- Author : Charles W. J. Withers
- Release Date : January 13, 2017
- Genre: Physics,Books,Science & Nature,Nonfiction,Social Science,History,History,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61622 KB
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.