Direct-Line Distances International Edition

Fitzpatrick, Gary L.; Modlin, Marilyn J.

ISBN 10: 0810818728 / ISBN 13: 9780810818729

Published by THE SCARECROW PRESS INC, METUCHEN NJ, 1986

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ex-library with usual library markings; blue cloth cover board with white titles on front and spine; slight soiling of cover board; rubbed top/bottom spine and slight bumped corners DATE PUBLISHED: 1986 EDITION: 275.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Direct-Line Distances International Edition
• Publisher: THE SCARECROW PRESS INC, METUCHEN NJ
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810818728
• ISBN 13: 9780810818729
• Binding: HARD BACK BLUE
• Condition: GOOD.

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Synopsis

The International Edition gives distances in kilometers between 1001 cities, towns, and islands around the world. The distances were computed mathematically from geographic coordinates using a complex formula from the science of geodesy called the "geodesic," which gives the shortest distance along the surface of the earth between two places and takes the earth's irregular shape into account. The introduction briefly explains the concept of geodesics. Examples are also shown for computing a simpler type of direct-line distance known as the great circle. With a list of the geographic coordinates used in computing the distances and several maps showing the location of places found in the tables.

These books were designed to fill a basic void in reference collections. Distance questions are commonplace in libraries, yet these are the first works to provide comprehensive, balanced tables of distances between places around the world. They will also be invaluable to media news staffs, who need information for reports on fast-breaking items.

About the Author

Gary Fitzpatrick is Senior Reference Librarian in a large federal map collection in Washington, DC. His research interests have resulted in publications concerning map references in online databases and the cartographic history of Hawaii and the Pacific Basin.

Marilyn F. Modlin is the Online Services Librarian at the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. in Washington, DC. She has published bibliographies on banking, personnel, and labor relations in numerous trade publications.