Edwin Danson
Author of Drawing the Line : How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America
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 show more contributions to professional journals and books and is a prominent authority in his field. He lives near Bristol, England. show less
Works by Edwin Danson
Drawing the Line : How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America (2000) 67 copies, 1 review
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It takes a gifted writer to explain the complexities of mathematics, astronomy and surveying to the general public – and Edwin Danson has done just that in Drawing the Line. Not only will the general public appreciate this book, but mathematicians, geologists and other academics will find this gem of great interest. Danson provides readers with a splendid and intimate accounting of how Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon devised methods for drawing a straight line of latitude on the Earth, show more something that had been previously impossible. show less
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