Quiz time

Was it the Italian mapmaker, Americo Vespucci? It is claimed America got its name from him.

Edit: Can I change my mind? Vespucci was too early, so Goodes projection? He altered the Mercator to provide relative scaling.

Sorry all, I missed the last couple of posts here and I'd forgotten it was my question.

Alex is on the money with his first suggestion. Shouldn't be too hard to Google up the name and what the map was of...

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Originally Posted by silentC

An easy one .......... Someone changed the way we look at the world with a single map. Who was it and what was the map of?

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Thats easy... it was Mr Squiggle and he made us look at the world upside down ......

In one of those moods today are we?

Yes:D
Bored and practasing a bit of work evasion.:-

I've been doing that all week. Trouble is I still have to do a week's work. Guess I'll do it all on Friday after lunch.

Oh well, looks like no-one shares the same keen interest that I have in the history of geology :D

The man was William Smith and the map was his geological map of England, which was the first time anyone had attempted to map the types of rock that lay under the countryside. He could stand on a hill and look across to another hill and tell you what types of rocks could be found on it by looking at the ground beneath his feet. Astounding! A great party trick and conversation starter too :wink:

A silentC good read: "The Map That Changed The World".

That book sounds like one that they would substitute the lyrics of a song for on Spics and Specks.......:)

You better ask another one Silent, if nothing else we are getting an inside into what type of reading matter is found in your library.........riveting stuff......:D :D :D

OK. Who or what is Quiss?

Quentin Crisp asking for a kiss? No?

Man its quiet around here Today!

Is it the German company whom according to Google produces a variety of devices for monitering and viewing various functions in the manufacturing and technology fields? .....In other words makes tiny freakin cameras?

Nah he's an obscure character from a little known book by a not so famous author that I read once. Just trying to demonstrate the breadth and depth of my literary knowledge.

What happened to the boy who kicked pigs?

someone squealled :-))

Are you referring to the dragon quest Science Fantasy series if so Quiss was some monster thing with rubber arms and suction caps from Dragon Knight.

Nah, I didn't really expect anyone to know who he is. He's a character from Walking on Glass by Iain Banks (without the M). One of my favourite books, right up there with Feersum Endjinn.

Serious question though, what did happen to the boy who kicked pigs? If you're a true sci-fi buff, you have to know the answer to this one :wink:

Does he get eaten by them? Sweet revenge and all that.