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The Mapmakers

John Noble Wilford

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Description:A history of cartography tracing the adventures, discoveries & feats of technical ingenuity by which humans have mapped the earth's surface & interior, ocean floors, the moon & planets.Preface1. Prologue at Dana Butte The map ideaThe librarian who measured earthFirst principles of Ptolemy The topography of myth & dogma1492 Mercator squares the circle2. Yaki Point The matter of a degree The family that mapped FranceJohn Harrison's timepiece Surveyors of sea & shore Soldiers, pundits & the India surveyMapping America: the boundary makers Mapping America: westward the topographers meters, meridians & a new world map 3. Bright Angel Point The winged mappers Radar over the AmazonDeep horizons A continent beneath the ice Mountains of the sea Transcontinental precisionMaps for the new geography4. The flight outMapping from spaceExtraterrestrial mapping: the moonExtraterrestrial mapping: MarsBibliographical NotesAcknowledgmentsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mapmakers. To get started finding The Mapmakers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A history of cartography tracing the adventures, discoveries & feats of technical ingenuity by which humans have mapped the earth's surface & interior, ocean floors, the moon & planets.Preface1. Prologue at Dana Butte The map ideaThe librarian who measured earthFirst principles of Ptolemy The topography of myth & dogma1492 Mercator squares the circle2. Yaki Point The matter of a degree The family that mapped FranceJohn Harrison's timepiece Surveyors of sea & shore Soldiers, pundits & the India surveyMapping America: the boundary makers Mapping America: westward the topographers meters, meridians & a new world map 3. Bright Angel Point The winged mappers Radar over the AmazonDeep horizons A continent beneath the ice Mountains of the sea Transcontinental precisionMaps for the new geography4. The flight outMapping from spaceExtraterrestrial mapping: the moonExtraterrestrial mapping: MarsBibliographical NotesAcknowledgmentsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Mapmakers. To get started finding The Mapmakers, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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