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Drawing the Line - How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America, Revised Edition (Paperback, Revised Edition) Loot Price: R872
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Drawing the Line - How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America, Revised Edition (Paperback, Revised...

Drawing the Line - How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America, Revised Edition (Paperback, Revised Edition)

E Danson

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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

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Imprint: John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2016
Authors: E Danson
Dimensions: 228 x 153 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Revised Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-119-14180-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Structural engineering > Surveying > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
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LSN: 1-119-14180-X
Barcode: 9781119141808

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