Zero Degrees: Geographies of the Prime Meridian

Charles Withers explains how the choice of Greenwich to mark 0° longitude solved problems of global measurement that had engaged geographers, astronomers, and mariners since ancient times. This history is a testament to the power of maps, the challenges of global measurement, and the role of scientific authority in creating the modern world.

• | Author: Charles W. J. Withers
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: March 13, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0674088816
• | ISBN-13: 9780674088818