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Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America
Edwin Danson
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Description for Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; HBJK; HBLL; TNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
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.
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 ... Read more
- Includes a new, more comprehensive appendix describing the surveying methods utilized to establish the Mason-Dixon Line
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781119141808
SKU
V9781119141808
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Edwin Danson
Edwin Danson is a geodetic surveyor with over 45 years of experience working on assignments in many countries, including the United States. He is a Chartered Surveyor of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. He has made many contributions to professional journals and books and is a prominent authority in ... Read more
Reviews for Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America
"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)