De Kaartenmaker Die de Hele Aarde Mat
The Mapmaker Who Measured the Whole Earth
Een zwarte wiskundige op een boerderij in Virginia groeit op om decennialang geduldig het nauwkeurigste aardmodel te maken dat ooit is gebouwd—de onzichtbare basis waarop elk GPS-apparaat op de planeet stilletjes vertrouwt.
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