Comments on: Google Earth Takes Us Back Centuries http://cybernetnews.com/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:05:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: epitaph humorous http://cybernetnews.com/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/comment-page-1/#comment-88007 epitaph humorous Sat, 03 Feb 2007 13:45:50 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/14/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/#comment-88007 <strong>epitaph humorous...</strong> SomegifttoME 489766 The epitaph humorous... epitaph humorous…

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]]> By: MetaMan http://cybernetnews.com/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/comment-page-1/#comment-36991 MetaMan Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:47:51 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/14/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/#comment-36991 This would be especially useful to kids learning about WWI, because the world was much different after it than it was before. It would also be cool if they could add maps from 200 years ago, 300 years ago, etc... This would be especially useful to kids learning about WWI, because the world was much different after it than it was before. It would also be cool if they could add maps from 200 years ago, 300 years ago, etc…

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/comment-page-1/#comment-36912 Ryan Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:14:33 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/14/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/#comment-36912 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-36897">CoryC wrote:</a><blockquote>And how does Google know what the land looked like hundreds of years ago?</blockquote></div> They hired Lewis & Clarke. :) Actually they got the maps <a href="http://www.davidrumsey.com/" rel="nofollow">from here</a>. CoryC wrote:
And how does Google know what the land looked like hundreds of years ago?

They hired Lewis & Clarke. :)

Actually they got the maps [davidrumsey.com]

]]> By: CoryC http://cybernetnews.com/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/comment-page-1/#comment-36897 CoryC Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:50:45 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/14/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/#comment-36897 And how does Google know what the land looked like hundreds of years ago? And how does Google know what the land looked like hundreds of years ago?

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/comment-page-1/#comment-36842 Anonymous Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:15:52 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/11/14/google-earth-takes-us-back-centuries/#comment-36842 I've seen this piece of news covered in many places, and almost all coverage neglects to tell the reader how to activate the maps. Click the Layers sidebar, then Featured Content, and finally Rumsey Historical Maps. I’ve seen this piece of news covered in many places, and almost all coverage neglects to tell the reader how to activate the maps. Click the Layers sidebar, then Featured Content, and finally Rumsey Historical Maps.

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