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Zero Degrees: Geographies of the Prime Meridian
Zero Degrees Geographies of the Prime Meridian
Author: Charles W. J. Withers
Space and time on earth are regulated by the prime meridian, 0°, which is, by convention, based at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. But the meridian?s location in southeast London is not a simple legacy of Britain?s imperial past. Before the nineteenth century, more than twenty-five different prime meridians were in use around the world, includ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674088818
ISBN-10: 0674088816
Publication Date: 3/13/2017
Pages: 348
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Publisher: Harvard University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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