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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

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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.