Drawing the Line

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How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America

By Edwin Danson

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Drawing the Line by Edwin Danson is a captivating historical narrative that delves into the monumental survey known as the Mason-Dixon Line. The book explores the scientific and political challenges faced by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon as they embarked on delineating the boundary between the American colonies. With a blend of adventure and intricate details, the story provides insight into this significant endeavour and its lasting impact on American history.
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Drawing the Line

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.

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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 emerged about 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 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.

Includes a new, more comprehensive appendix describing the surveying methods utilised to establish the Mason-Dixon Line.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119141808

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: Revised Edition

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 288

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American & Canadian History Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Edwin Danson Engineering, Technology & Agriculture History & Military Non-Fiction Science & Technology Biographies

About the Author

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 his field. He lives near Bristol, England.