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Lots of links to ancient maps, maps of the classical world and maps of modern Greece, atlases and mapmaking techniques.http://www.webcom.com/shownet/medea/grklink.html
Eratosthenes. Brief biography and an explanation of his experiments and discoveries. http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/Eratosthenes.html
Hipparchus. Brief biography. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/%7Ehistory/Mathematicians/Hipparchus.html
Strabo. Detailed biography. About the Geographica, and links from it. Links to Greek and Roman archaeology.http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/encyclopedia?entry=Strabo
Ptolemy. Brief biography. Picture of Ptolemy. http://www.math.bme.hu/mathhist/Mathematicians/Ptolemy.html
Abraham Ortelius. Extremely brief biography. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Tielemans/hp121.htm
Explanation of Latitude and Longitude, mention of the IDL and Prime Meridian. http://www.met.fsu.edu/explores/latlona.html
Scale. Examples and explanations. http://info.er.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/map-scales/index.html International Date Line. Diagram to aid understanding. Questions and answers about the IDL. http://www.goals.com/sailscin/dateline.htm Online explanation of the Prime Meridian. Links to IDL and Time Zones.http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/astro/PrimeMeridian.html Map Legends (American). A list of map legends and what they mean. http://www.lib.memphis.edu/gpo/mapsym.htm Remote Sensing and Aerial Photography. Foundations of remote sensing. Aerial photography. Basic elements of air photo interpretation. Applications of aerial photography. Digital image processing. Satellite imaging. http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/gcraft/notes/remote/remote.html Radarsat. Applications in action. Overview of the Radarsat project. Technical summary. Information about Radarsat's SAR, operating modes, orbit and spacecraft characteristics. International satellites. http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/tekrd/satsens/satsense.html A booklet about orienteering http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/james_baker/ Using a compass.http://www.uio.no/~kjetikj/compass/ Ancient Maps 6200 BC to 600 ADÑtimeline of cartography (how cartography has evolved) and modern maps of ancient places, as well as ancient maps of ancient areas. http://www.iag.net/~jsiebold/Ancient1.html History of Exploring in Canada. Exploration and Discovery chapter. Cabot, Champlain, Fraser, etc. Links to related topics. http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/biblio/orch/www04h_e.html#explor Flat Earth. A man's opinion on why the earth is flat. http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm Map of Canada and basic information about the country. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/atlas/namerica/canada.html Images of Canada. http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/imgserv/tour/toure.html Five Points urban site plan. Historical map documents.http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/wduad1.htm Voyage of the Beagle. Beginning of the book by Charles Darwin. http://www.literature.org/Works/Charles-Darwin/voyage/preface.html Darwin, contemporary thought and times. Map of the voyage of the Beagle. http://www.expo98.pt/en/oceanexpo/mar-person-0.html Maps of Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings). Various maps in colour.http://demon.unh.edu/pages/tolkien/maps.html Gulliver's Travels. Online text, discussions, and related topics. http://www.jaffebros.com/lee/gulliver/index.html Viking unit. A guide on how to teach about the Viking explorers. Links to more Viking information. http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/vikings.htm Interactive star chart. View the constellations from your computer.http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellationjavalist.html9 About maps and mapmaking. How to make a map. Definitions of technical terms and types of maps. Links to a crossword puzzle, selected reading list and online resources. http://loki.ur.utk.edu/ut2Kids/maps/map.html Map images "Typus Orbis Terrarum" and "America Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio" by Oretius, a world map published by Jodicus Hondius, a Portolan map, Ptolemy's "Cosmographia", Andreas Cellarius' "Harmonica Macrocosmica", and a pair of globes signed by Guilhelmus Ianssonius Blaeu. http://www.lookup.com/Homepages/72588/Mappics.htm Online World map.http://cliffie.nosc.mil/~NATLAS/atlas/World.jpg National Geographic maps of the world.http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/ Storyteller's resources lots of myths and legends that can be incorporated into a poem or song.http://users.aol.com/storypage/sources.htm Columbus about his life and times. His writings and voyages. The controversies. Learning about Columbus today. More Columbus related links. http://deil.lang.uiuc.edu/web.pages/holidays/Columbus.html Mars Imagery - long-range and surface views from the Viking mission. Gifs or jpegs. http://ceps.nasm.edu:2020/ETP/MARS/MARSimage.html Yorkville, a digitized community. Includes a map, and some ideas on how students can create their own digitized community. http://KIDSNRG.simplenet.com/bronfman Picture of an original Japanese treasure map. http://bozo-1.lbl.gov/users/wash/Tunnel-8/images/index/treasure_map.html
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