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Drawing the Line

Drawing the Line : How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America. 2nd ed.

・ISBN 978-1-119-14187-7 cloth US$ 78.00

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・ISBN 978-1-119-14180-8 paper US$ 33.95

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電子版あり 大学・学術機関向け電子ブック(eBook)ISBN 978-1-119-24614-5

著者・編者Danson, Edwin,
出版社(Wiley-Blackwell, UK)
出版年月2016
ページ数280 pp.
言語ENG
ニュース番号<632-L2165 632-P4829>

解説

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