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How to Lie With MapsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
First introducing basic principles of mapmaking such as scale, projections, symbols and generalization, Monmonier then moves on to how maps are - sometimes deliberately, sometimes not - distorted and ...
author: Mark Monmonier |
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Illustrated LongitudeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This illustrated version contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, accompanied by 178 images, from portraits of key figures, to maps, diagrams and photographs of scientific instruments invo...
author: Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes |
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Longitude - The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A saga of science and invention, and an historical account of John Harrison's struggle with the technical and political problems of longitude. His tenacity and genius led to the invention of an accura...
author: Dava Sobel |
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The Illustrated LongitudeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This illustrated version contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, accompanied by 178 images, from portraits of key figures, to maps, diagrams and photographs of scientific instruments invo...
author: Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes |
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The World Through Maps: A History of CartographyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A history of maps and mapmakers from around the world and through time; includes cultural attitudes, scientific development, and colonization. Includes hundreds of stunning color illustrations & repro...
author: John Rennie Short |
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World Through Maps: A History of CartographyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A history of maps and mapmakers from around the world and through time; includes cultural attitudes, scientific development, and colonization. Includes hundreds of stunning color illustrations & repro...
author: John Rennie Short |
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