Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Welfare, Humphrey
Titre(s) : General William Roy, 1726-1790 [Texte imprimé] : father of the Ordnance Survey / Humphrey Welfare
Publication : Edinburgh : Edinburgh University press, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIV-303 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [281]-295. Notes bibliogr. Index
Born in Clydesdale, William Roy was a polymath and a visionary. His work established
the path that would lead to the formation of the Ordnance Survey and to all of the
paper-based and digital mapping products that we use today. His story ? very much
one of the Enlightenment ? demonstrates how one man's curiosity and diligence enabled
him to excel across a diverse range of topics: military reconnaissance and intelligence;
the lessons that could be learned from the past about the tactical use of landscape;
the science of determining the height of mountains; and the development of a meticulous
methodology to achieve an unprecedented accuracy in topographical measurement. In
this biography, Humphrey Welfare uncovers the career and activities of this important
figure, and in doing so paints a vivid picture of the inner complexities of 18th-century
Britain
Sujet(s) : Roy, William (1726-1790)
Topographie militaire -- Grande-Bretagne -- 18e siècle
Ingénieurs militaires -- Grande-Bretagne -- 18e siècle
Ordnance survey (GB) -- Origines
Sujet(s) géographique(s) :
Grande-Bretagne, Royaume de (1707-1801)
Classement géographique : Europe > Royaume-Uni
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
526.094 109033 (23e éd.) = Géographie mathématique - Îles Britanniques - 1700-1799
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-1-3995-0578-9 (rel.)
EAN 9781399505789
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47066437k
Notice n° :
FRBNF47066437
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