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Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America

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Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America
The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Dansonâ€™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 surveyâ€™s starting point and the actual location of the surveyorsâ€™ observatory in Embreeville
- Offers expanded information on Mason and Dixonâ€™s transit of Venus adventures, which would be an important influence on their future work, and on Masonâ€™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
Country USA
Brand Wiley-Blackwell
Manufacturer Wiley-Blackwell
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781119141808
ReleaseDate 2016-05-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781119141808

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