isocrone

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The _equated isocrone Motion_ of the weight of a _Circular Pendulum_ in

Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees John Evelyn 1663
In 1881, Francis Galton (better known for other work) published the first known isochrone map in the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society–in other words, a map that attempted to depict not only distance, but time–carving up and classifying the surface of the Earth by the length of time it would take to travel there from London.

Visualizing the Past (Part Four) nathangoldwag 2026