Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Physics (Editor-in-Chief J. Thewlis -- Pergamon Press -- 106 the set)
T. F. GASKELL · Geophysical Journal International · 1963
This is a text to accompany a course in cartography for American college students.The subject has become increasingly popular, and in three decades of teaching it the author has aimed to evolve a curriculum which will maintain the interest of the student by progression through a variety of studies and exercises.The variety of material which can be included under the title of cartography is undoubtedly an advantage to such an aim.Surveying, photogrammetry, statistical diagrams and model globes are mentioned in the twenty-seven chapters of this book, as well as the more obvious subjects like lettering styles, thematic maps and map projections.Within the compass of one moderate-sized volume it is clearly impossible for these chapters to be more than reviews or guides for the benefit of students.Nevertheless, they are full of useful and interesting information, and they are pleasantly readable on their own merits.The book is well produced and copiously illustrated.