Flat earth : the history of an infamous idea / Christine Garwood.
| Author/creator | Garwood, Christine |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st Thomas Dunne Books ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2008. |
| Description | xii, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Columbus blunder -- Surveying the Earth -- A public sensation -- The infamous flat-Earth wager -- Trials and tribulations -- Lady Blount and the new zetetics -- Flat-Earth utopia -- Man on the moon? -- The view from the edge -- The Californian connection -- Epilogue -- Myths and meanings -- Appendix -- Abbreviations. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-423) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008018431 |
| ISBN | 9780312382087 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0312382081 (alk. paper) |