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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60839352 Title: Plotting the globe : stories of meridians, parallels, and the international date line Author: Avraham Ariel; Nora Ariel Berger Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006. ISBN/ISSN: 0275988953 9780275988951 OCLC:60839352

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

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

Author:	Avraham Ariel; Nora Ariel Berger
Publisher:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
Series:	Explorations in world maritime history
Edition/Format:	Book : English
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Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Avraham Ariel; Nora Ariel Berger Find more information about:
ISBN:	0275988953 9780275988951
OCLC Number:	60839352
Description:	xii, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
Series Title:	Explorations in world maritime history
Responsibility:	Avraham Ariel, Nora Ariel Berger.
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