Introduction: one line to rule the world -- Geographical confusion -- Absurd vanity : the world's prime meridians before c.1790 -- Declarations of independence: prime meridians in America, c.1784-1884 ...
On a hot day in Ghana, a visit to the spot where 0 degrees longitude meets the Equator. By Emefa Addo Agawu I slept poorly the night before we went to the center of the world. Three a.m. found me wide ...