Errata

Errata for The Geek Atlas

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version	Location	Description	Submitted By	Date submitted	Date corrected
Printed	Page 167 2nd paragraph from bottom	he phrase in the book is "that would normally by allowed through the wall". The "by" should be "be". Note from the Author or Editor: Looks correct: by should be replaced with be.	Anonymous	Aug 11, 2014
Printed	Page 113 2nd paragraph	The first sentence of the second paragraph states: 'The Solnova 1 station, also currently under construction, uses parabolic troughs to focuses the ...' I think the correct sentence should be: 'The Solnova 1 station, also currently under construction, uses parabolic troughs to focus the...' Cheers. Note from the Author or Editor: Yes, that's right. There is a minor error there.	Anselmo Diaz Valiente	Aug 16, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 465 First line on page	extraneous "of"	Ian G-C	Jul 09, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 104 Second line	Pasttime should be pastime	Ian G-C	Jun 27, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 359 Penultimate line	Typo in the word "website"	IAN G-C	Jun 27, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 9 Figure 3-1	In Figure 3-1 on page 9, the bottom-front-right vertex is missing a dot.	Brian Handley	Jun 24, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 350 map icon at top-right	Per author: not even in Silicon Valley; see 085.	RachelMonaghan	Jun 24, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 346 map icon at top-right	Per author: not even in Silicon Valley; see 085.	RachelMonaghan	Jun 24, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 331 map icon at top-right	Per author: should be the same as 085	RachelMonaghan	Jun 24, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 260 Third paragraph	Where it says "at a rate of one meter per second" it should say "at a rate of one meter per second per second"	John Graham-Cumming	Jun 24, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 323 map icon at top-right	Per author: the star should be in Silicon Valley, not on the east side of the bay. Same as 085 would work.	RachelMonaghan	Jun 24, 2009	Nov 01, 2013
Printed	Page 37 map icon at top-right	Per author: the star is in totally the wrong place. Should be the same as 008.	RachelMonaghan	Jun 24, 2009	Nov 01, 2013