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Plotting the globe : stories of meridians, parallels, and the international date line /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ariel, Avraham (Author)
Other Authors: Berger, Nora Ariel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Series:Explorations in world maritime history.
Subjects:
Meridians (Geodesy)
Prime Meridian.
International Date Line.
Méridiens (Géodésie)
Ligne de changement de date.
Méridien origine.
Geodäsie
Geschichte
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • I. The meridians. The lemon and orange debate
  • Measuring a meridian mark 1 : What is the shape of the earth?
  • Measuring a meridian mark 2 : How long is one meter?
  • II. The prime meridian. From Hipparchus to Pulkovo
  • Greenwich
  • the ultimate prime meridian
  • Greenwich goes international
  • 1984 beats 1884
  • GPS
  • Time and tide wait for no man, especially at Greenwich
  • III. The international date line. The paradox : lost by Magellan, found by Fogg
  • The international date line
  • truth or myth?
  • The international date line and the millennium
  • IV. The equator. Crossing the line
  • Who did it first?
  • End of story.