John Noble Wilford

Examines the technology and significant figures of cartography, including the accuracy of ancient Chinese maps, contributions by such navigators as Ferdinand Magellan and James Cook, and the development of a current Global Positioning System.

The Mapmakers

Sketches the history of paleontology, traces the study of dinosaurs, and summarizes what we have learned about their lives and the reason for their extinction

The Riddle of the Dinosaur

We Reach the Moon

The Story of the Great Pioneers in Cartography - from Antiquity to the Space Age

A history of cartography, tracing the adventures, discoveries, and feats of technical ingenuity by which man has mapped the earth's surface and interior, the ocean's floors, and the moon and planets.

Traces the development of America's space program, the selection of the astronauts, and the efforts of the team that achieved the moon landing in 1969.

This fascinating account traces a history of paleontology in relation to dinosaurs & discusses current theories concerning their extinction.

John Noble Wilford

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