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Drawing the Line : How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America by Edwin Danson (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Drawing the Line : How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America, Paperback by Danson, Edwin, ISBN 111914180X, ISBN-13 9781119141808, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A history of the Mason-Dixon line profiles surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon as they overcame the dangers and hardships of the eighteenth-century American frontier to survey the famous border.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10111914180X
ISBN-139781119141808
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038864178
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameDrawing the Line : How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Surveying, United States / General
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
AuthorEdwin Danson
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2016-002849
Reviews"The running of the line is a true adventure story. Edwin Danson is uniquely qualified to tell this tale, as a chartered geodetic surveyor and the author of numerous articles on the nuances and history of surveying. The revised book surpasses the original." (Backsights, V36.1)
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal974.8/802
Table Of ContentList of Figures ix Acknowledgments for the Revised Edition xii Introduction to the Revised Edition xiii 1 In the Reign of George the Third 1 2 The Fortieth Degree 6 3 Kings and Queens 14 4 Entirely at a Stand 20 5 Curious Knowing People 34 6 The Transit of Venus 51 7 Mr. Bird's Contrivances 65 8 Persons Intirely Accomplished 71 9 The Southernmost Point of the City 80 10 15 Statute Miles, Horizontal 98 11 The Tail of Ursae Minoris 109 12 Fine Sport for the Boys 116 13 From the Post mark'd West 123 14 The Pencil of Time 131 15 King of the Tuscarawa 140 16 From Hence; to the Summit 150 17 At a Council of the Royal Society 160 18 Vibration of the Pendulum 167 19 Not One Step Further 176 20 A Degree of Latitude 189 21 The Last Transit 196 22 A Very Helpless Condition 202 23 Finishing the Job 216 Appendix 225 Astronomy 225 Longitude, Latitude, and the Shape of Earth 228 Surveying Methods 230 Degrees of Latitude: A Short History 239 The Mystery of the Mason-Dixon Mile 242 Bibliography 245 Index 251
SynopsisNow more accessible than ever, the second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America features a wealth of revisions based on recently-discovered documents and new archival research about one of the most famous pairs of surveyors in history - who performed one of the greatest scientific achievements of their time. This edition of Drawing the Line includes new information on the starting point of English surveyors Charles Mason s and Jeremiah Dixon s famous line; the actual location of their observatory in Embreeville, Pennsylvania; and the surveyors sea voyages to the Americas and South Africa journeys which had an enormous impact on their future work. Author Edwin Danson also puts forward a new, original theory on why colonial America s mile length was longer than the mile measurement of other geographical regions a measurement difference that has baffled scientists. In addition to updated research, the second edition features new illustrations of the complex surveying and astronomical methods used by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, in a special appendix that explores their surveying methods in detail. Comprehensive, detailed, and full of adventure, Drawing the Line explores the full partnership of two English surveyors who battled against seemingly insurmountable odds to create a border line that endures to the present day, and has become an enduring cultural symbol of the United States., The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson's definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years. Features numerous updates and revisions reflecting new information that has come to light on surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon Reveals the true origin of the survey's starting point and the actual location of the surveyors' observatory in Embreeville Offers expanded information on Mason and Dixon's transit of Venus adventures, which would be an important influence on their future work, and on Mason's final years pursuing a share of the fabulous Longitude prize, and his death in Philadelphia Includes a new, more comprehensive appendix describing the surveying methods utilized to establish the Mason-Dixon Line, The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years.
LC Classification NumberF157.B7D36 2016
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