Zero Degrees

Zero Degrees PDF

Author: Charles W. J. Withers

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2017-03-13

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0674978951

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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.