{"product_id":"drawing-the-line-how-mason-and-dixon-surveyed-the-most-famous-border-in-america-paperback-softback-9781119141808","title":"Drawing the Line; How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119141808","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDrawing the Line\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdwin Danson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119141808, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 May 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" (\u003cem\u003eBacksights,\u003c\/em\u003e V36.1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe second edition of\u003ci\u003e Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America \u003c\/i\u003eupdates 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures numerous updates and revisions reflecting new information that has come to light on surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the true origin of the survey’s starting point and the actual location of the surveyors’ observatory in Embreeville\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a new, more comprehensive appendix describing the surveying methods utilized to establish the Mason-Dixon Line\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments for the Revised Edition xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Revised Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 In the Reign of George the Third 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Fortieth Degree 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Kings and Queens 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Entirely at a Stand 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Curious Knowing People 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Transit of Venus 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mr. Bird’s Contrivances 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Persons Intirely Accomplished 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Southernmost Point of the City 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 15 Statute Miles, Horizontal 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Tail of Ursae Minoris 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Fine Sport for the Boys 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 From the Post mark’d West 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Pencil of Time 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 King of the Tuscarawa 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 From Hence; to the Summit 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 At a Council of the Royal Society 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Vibration of the Pendulum 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Not One Step Further 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 A Degree of Latitude 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Last Transit 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 A Very Helpless Condition 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Finishing the Job 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAstronomy 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLongitude, Latitude, and the Shape of Earth 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurveying Methods 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDegrees of Latitude: A Short History 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mystery of the Mason–Dixon Mile 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 251\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173731463448,"sku":"9781119141808","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119141808.jpg?v=1781168896","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/drawing-the-line-how-mason-and-dixon-surveyed-the-most-famous-border-in-america-paperback-softback-9781119141808","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}