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Plotting the Globe: Stories of Meridians, Parallels, and the International Date Line Hardcover - 2005
by Avraham Ariel; Nora Ariel Berger
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- Title Plotting the Globe: Stories of Meridians, Parallels, and the International Date Line
- Author Avraham Ariel; Nora Ariel Berger
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 248
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Praeger
- Date December 30, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780275988951 / 0275988953
- Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.36 x 0.94 in (24.28 x 16.15 x 2.39 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Meridians (Geodesy), Prime Meridian
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005019178
- Dewey Decimal Code 526.6
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