TY  - GEN
T1  - General William Roy, 1726-1790 : Father of the Ordnance Survey
A1  - Welfare, Humphrey
LA  - English
PP  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
YR  - 2022
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1343103967
AB  - The first biography of William Roy, exploring his life, career and legacy Considers the influences on William Roy and his work by examining the people in his circle, including some of the most famous scientists and explorers of the day Reviews the importance of the Military Survey to the history of cartographyConsiders the significance of his experiments in measuring heights by barometric pressureRe-assesses - for the first time since 1917 - his important contribution to British archaeologyWilliam Roy was a polymath and a visionary. His work established the path that would lead to the formation of the Ordnance Survey and to all of the paper-based and digital mapping products that we use today. His story - very much one of the Enlightenment - demonstrates how one man's curiosity and diligence enabled him to excel across a diverse range of topics: military reconnaissance and intelligence; the lessons that could be learned from the past about the tactical use of landscape; the science of determining the height of mountains; and the development of a meticulous methodology to achieve an unprecedented accuracy in topographical measurement. In this biography, Humphrey Welfare uncovers the career and activities of this important figure, and in doing so paints a vivid picture of the inner complexities of 18th-century Britain.
OP  - 310
CN  - GA813.6.R68
SN  - 1399505807
SN  - 9781399505802
SN  - 9781399505819
SN  - 1399505815
SN  - 9781399505789 (hbk.)
SN  - 9781399505789
KW  - Military engineers : Scotland : Biography.
KW  - Military topography : Great Britain : History.
KW  - Surveyors : Scotland : Biography.
KW  - Scottish Studies.
KW  - Ingénieurs militaires : Écosse : Biographies.
KW  - Topographie militaire : Grande-Bretagne : Histoire.
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KW  - Military engineers
KW  - Military topography
KW  - Surveyors
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Scotland
KW  - 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799.
KW  - Biography & non-fiction prose.
KW  - Biography: historical, political & military.
KW  - European history.
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