Presumably that which the average 'land measurer' or 'surveyor of land'
(i.e. what 'geometer' actually means) paces. How long is a Scottish land
surveyor's stride compared to an Englishman's? Also: Speed didn't
personally survey (cf meaning of French 'surveiller') everything he
draughted and/or published. And, of course (as another confusing
contribution), a Swedish mile equals 9 (I think) English ... Enjoy your
weekends pondering the meaning of life.
Francis Herbert
[log in to unmask]
http://www.rgs.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Heywood [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 07 December 2001 16:46
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Geometric paces
>
> Thanks for the information Richard. It is the 'geometric' bit that's
> bothering me ...... what IS a 'geometric' pace!
>
> Also, these maps were drawn in Scotland, which might confuse the issue
> even further ......
>
> 5 feet is quite a pace!
>
> Jay Heywood
>
> Project Cataloguer
> Charting the Nation, Department of Geography
> University of Edinburgh
>
> Tel: 0131 650 9508 or 44 131 650 9508
>
> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> www.geo.ed.ac.uk/charting/ <http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/charting/>
>
> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> www.geocities.com/jayheywood <http://www.geocities.com/jayheywood>
>
> **************************************************************************
> **********************
> Charting the Nation is a component of the Research Support Libraries
> Programme
> **************************************************************************
> **********************
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Oliver <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Geomteric paces
>
> If it's of any use, I understand that John Speed's paces on his town
> maps of the early 17th century were 5 feet to 1 pace. 1 inch to 100
> of
> these paces would thus be 1:600 (5 x 12 x 100). But perhaps Mr S's
> paces weren't geometric!
>
> Richard Oliver
>
> On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 13:32:45 -0000 Jay Heywood < [log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> > I have a scale on a ms. map, circa 1715/16, which reads "100
> geometric paces to 1 inch". To work out the scale fraction etc., is this
> the same as an ordinary 'pace', (insofar as there can be one standard
> 'pace') or something different?
> >
> > Jay Heywood
> >
> > Project Cataloguer
> > Charting the Nation, Department of Geography
> > University of Edinburgh
> >
> > Tel: 0131 650 9508 (+44 131 650 9508)
> >
> > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > www.geo.ed.ac.uk/charting/ <http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/charting/>
> >
> > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
> > www.geocities.com/jayheywood <http://www.geocities.com/jayheywood>
> >
> >
> **************************************************************************
> **********************
> > Charting the Nation is a component of the Research Support
> Libraries Programme
> >
> **************************************************************************
> **********************
> >
>
> -------------------
> Richard Oliver, B.A., D.Phil., F.B.Cart.S.,
> School of Geography & Archaeology
> University of Exeter
> Exeter, EX4 4RJ
> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>
>
|