Latitude : the true story of the world's first scientific expedition
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
ISBN
9781643137957, 1643137956
Physical Desc
257 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Status
Newport - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781643137957, 1643137956
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index.
Description
"Crane, the former president of the Royal Geographic Society, documents the remarkable expedition undertaken by a group of twelve European adventurer-scientists in the mid-eighteenth century. The team spent years in South America, scaling volcanoes and traversing jungles before they achieved their goal of establishing the exact shape of the Earth by measuring the length of 1 degree latitude at the equator",Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Crane, N. (2021). Latitude: the true story of the world's first scientific expedition (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Crane, Nicholas. 2021. Latitude: The True Story of the World's First Scientific Expedition. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Crane, Nicholas. Latitude: The True Story of the World's First Scientific Expedition Pegasus Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Crane, Nicholas. Latitude: The True Story of the World's First Scientific Expedition First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2021.
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