Alder, Ken.
The measure of all things : the seven-year odyssey that transformed the world / Ken Alder. - Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN : Little, Brown, c2002. - xii, 466 pages : illustrations and maps ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Chapter one The north-going astronomer -- Chapter two The south-going astronomer -- Chapter three The measure of revolution -- Chapter four The castle of Mont-Jouy -- Chapter five A calculating people -- Chapter six Fear of France -- Chapter seven Convergence -- Chapter eight Triangulation -- Chapter nine The empire of Science -- Chapter ten The broken arc -- Chapter eleven Mechain's mistake, delambre's peace -- Chapter twelve The metred globe.
English
0316859893 [hardbound]
Delambre, J. B. J. 1749-1822.
Méchain, Pierre, 1744-1804.
Arc measures--History.
Meter (Unit)--History.
The measure of all things : the seven-year odyssey that transformed the world / Ken Alder. - Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN : Little, Brown, c2002. - xii, 466 pages : illustrations and maps ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Chapter one The north-going astronomer -- Chapter two The south-going astronomer -- Chapter three The measure of revolution -- Chapter four The castle of Mont-Jouy -- Chapter five A calculating people -- Chapter six Fear of France -- Chapter seven Convergence -- Chapter eight Triangulation -- Chapter nine The empire of Science -- Chapter ten The broken arc -- Chapter eleven Mechain's mistake, delambre's peace -- Chapter twelve The metred globe.
English
0316859893 [hardbound]
Delambre, J. B. J. 1749-1822.
Méchain, Pierre, 1744-1804.
Arc measures--History.
Meter (Unit)--History.