Weighing the World: The Quest to Measure the Earth, Danson, Edwin. Published by Oxford University Press, 2005. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 289pp., illustrations. Institute name to free endpaper and otherwise volume is in fine condition; dustjacket has the lightest of shelf wear.
Weighing the World is a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the scientific events leading to modern map making written by one of the world’s master surveyors. Danson presents the stories of the scientists and scholars that had to scale the Andes, cut through tropical forests and how they handled the hardships they faced in the attempt to revolutionize our understanding of the planet.
