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ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: Praeger, Westport CT 2006] Hardcover 23.5 x 15.0cms, 236pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback & dustwrapper This book has stories and myths about geography, navigation and geodesy that reaches beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries of the Prime Meridian, Equator & the International Date Line. [Sydney, NSW, Australia] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover A collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy - the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface - that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. Series: Explorations in World Maritime History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; RGY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771. . 2005. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . [Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2005]
ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. People use concepts such as time and date to structure their lives on a daily basis. They often measure their travel by marking points arranged along great circles on the globe. Yet most do not understand the origin and history of these terms and the stories of the intrepid adventurers, scientists, and seafarers who shaped our picture of the world today. Ariel transports readers to faraway lands and ancient cultures that span more than 3500 years of exploration. Phoenicians, Spaniards, Portuguese, British, French, and many others star in an epic that stretches from Lapland to Cape Horn, via Greenwich, Paris, the Andes and the Fortunate Islands.This book is a collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface-that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. The knowledge and understanding of abstract notions such as the Prime Meridian, the Equator, and the International Date Line is conveyed through emphasis on the human spirit that motivated the pioneer scientists and sailors. It is a tale littered with heroes and villains, battles, tragedies and international intrigue. Readers will learn of a time when nothing was certaineven the shape and size of the earth were the subjects o ...
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ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. People use concepts such as time and date to structure their lives on a daily basis. They often measure their travel by marking points arranged along great circles on the globe. Yet most do not understand the origin and history of these terms and the stories of the intrepid adventurers, scientists, and seafarers who shaped our picture of the world today. Ariel transports readers to faraway lands and ancient cultures that span more than 3500 years of exploration. Phoenicians, Spaniards, Portuguese, British, French, and many others star in an epic that stretches from Lapland to Cape Horn, via Greenwich, Paris, the Andes and the Fortunate Islands.This book is a collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface-that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. The knowledge and understanding of abstract notions such as the Prime Meridian, the Equator, and the International Date Line is conveyed through emphasis on the human spirit that motivated the pioneer scientists and sailors. It is a tale littered with heroes and villains, battles, tragedies and international intrigue. Readers will learn of a time when nothing was certaineven the shape and size of the earth were the subjects o ...
Praeger 2005 Hard cover New A collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy-the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface-that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. Series: Explorations in World Maritime History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; RGY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771. 2005. Illustrated. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover A collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy - the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface - that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. Series: Explorations in World Maritime History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; PDX; RGR; RGY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771. . 2005. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]
Hardback. New. A collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy - the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface - that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. ISBN 0275988953 9780275988951 [GB]
ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: ABC-CLIO] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. [Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]
New York Praeger 2005 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 248 p. Contains: Illustrations. Explorations in World Maritime History.
ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. People use concepts such as time and date to structure their lives on a daily basis. They often measure their travel by marking points arranged along great circles on the globe. Yet most do not understand the origin and history of these terms and the stories of the intrepid adventurers, scientists, and seafarers who shaped our picture of the world today. Ariel transports readers to faraway lands and ancient cultures that span more than 3500 years of exploration. Phoenicians, Spaniards, Portuguese, British, French, and many others star in an epic that stretches from Lapland to Cape Horn, via Greenwich, Paris, the Andes and the Fortunate Islands.This book is a collection of stories and myths about geography, navigation, and geodesy the science that deals with the Earth's figure and the interrelationship of selected points on its surface-that reaches far beyond dry scientific texts to concentrate on the people behind the discoveries. The knowledge and understanding of abstract notions such as the Prime Meridian, the Equator, and the International Date Line is conveyed through emphasis on the human spirit that motivated the pioneer scientists and sailors. It is a tale littered with heroes and villains, battles, tragedies and international intrigue. Readers will learn of a time when nothing was certaineven the shape and size of the earth were the subjects o ...
ISBN10: 0275988953, ISBN13: 9780275988951, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - How we came to measure time and distance due to the efforts of intrepid adventurers, scientists, and seafarers who shaped our picture of the world today. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2005]
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