Maps and Measurement |
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| Author:
| Cooke, Tim |
| Series title: | Understanding Maps of Our World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4339-3504-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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This book examines practical mapmaking. Readers will be fascinated with projection, which is the way in which mapmakers reproduce the Earth's three-dimensional features on flat paper. They'll learn how positions are fixed through coordinates of latitude and longitude.
This book examines practical mapmaking. Readers will be fascinated with projection, which is the way in which mapmakers reproduce the Earth's three-dimensional features on flat paper. They'll learn how positions are fixed through coordinates of latitude and longitude.