ABSTRACT
There have been recent attempts to reassess the nature and role of space and time in Geography. These highlight the fact that, despite the apparent centrality of ‘space’ to the geographical imagination (and indeed, project), there are various interpretations amongst geographers of the meaning of ‘space’ and its relationship to ‘time’. This chapter shows that a classical physical concept of space and time provides a rich source for interpreting the world as normally experienced, generally without the need to invoke circumstances that require us to move at or near the speed of light. It focuses on the issue of dimensionality; and the distinction between Eulerian and Lagrangian approaches. Global positioning system (GPS) users appreciate the relativity of co-ordinate systems and the nature of transformation; these instruments often use WGS84 co-ordinates, and can be over 100 m in error relative to the OS grid unless appropriate corrections are made.
