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Tagged with “britain” (2)

1. Simon Winchester on his book The Meaning of Everything

   Simon Winchester discusses his book The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary.

   Video here: http://ww3.tvo.org/video/177526/simon-winchester-his-book-meaning-everything

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   Tagged with book:author=simon winchester dictionary lexicon lexicography words english language writing england history britain

   —Huffduffed by adactio 11 months ago

2. Mapping Britain: Maps and Empire

   An early projection of the British Empire attempted to show the shape of the globe on paper to assist navigators.

   From http://podcast.open.ac.uk/oulearn/social-sciences/podcast-dd100-social-science-04#

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   Tagged with maps mapping cartography open university empire britain

   —Huffduffed by adactio 2 years ago