h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My last shot John Norden is a map maker from the period he and Speed were the best of the time (in my opnion). He was the author of a guide to Speeds maps.

There are many (10+) good map makers and engravers/printers fron the era its tough to pick the best.

Not John Norden Bob.

Biggest clue I can give has already been done.

He is credited with the invention of the Cross Staff and the Quadrant....



GT

Don't know my dates & the name's gone but let's throw this in -

That polymath who ground himself lenses for spectacles and who made an appearance in The Name of the Rose

(if I'm too far out I invoke the Godot clause)

Sorry Rod!

Way out!


GT

was that William of Ockham (in NoTR) he of the razor?

Didn't Isaac Newton have a dispute with astronomer John Hadley over who invented the quadrant?

Sorry ... a bit vague about it all - sort of half remembered stuff.

And I think that there was also an American inventor involved as well ...

Our man is earlier than Newton or Hadley, Feisor.

Our man was around in 1607....



Sorry!

Right folks.

Here it is.

The man we were looking for is one Edmund Gunter, who in 1607 standardised the lengths of the rod, the pole, and the perch to 16'6''.

The effect of this was to standardise the length of the chain to 4 rods, poles or perches (22 yd.), the furlong to 10 chains (220 yd.) and the mile (8 furlongs)

And that is it!

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Scores.

mazinmadfiddler
Post 2
Fishing? Really?
Am I that green?
I think not!
So,

Fishing. No. -5
Rods come in pieces? Not this one. -5
A Perch is a fish? Yes, I know! This one is not. -5

geggs
Post 4
Amusing tale! True or not, have a +1DGI

Rod
Post 5
Do you sit on this perch? Sorry, no. -5
22yds = 1 chain. Correct +3
4 rods = 1 chain. Correct +3

Taff
Post 7
8 furlongs = 1 mile. Correct +3
1 furlong by one chain - 1 mile. Correct +3
Cricket pitch is 1 chain between stumps. Correct +3

Rod
Post 10
A furlong is 1 furrow length. Correct +3

bob
Post 27
A rod is the length of the ox-goad. Correct +3
A furlong is the length an ox can pull a plough before a rest. Correct +3
Interest fact about stadia. +3DGI
A ploughman can plough an acre a day. Correct +3
Length ogf pike is 16'6''. +3DGI

Taff
Post 53
Date was 1605. Within 5 years, (was 1607) so correct +3.

Totting up!

mazinmadfiddler. 3x=-15

geggs. 1xDGI=+1

Rod. 1x=-5
3xcorrect=+9

Taff. 4xcorrect=+12
1xclose=+1

bob. 3xcorrect=+9
2xDGI=+6




GT