TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alder, Ken.
TI  - The measure of all things: the seven-year odyssey that transformed the world 
SN  - 0316859893 [hardbound]
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN
PB  - Little, Brown
KW  -  Delambre, J. B. J.
KW  - Méchain, Pierre,
KW  - Arc measures
KW  - History
KW  - Meter (Unit)
N1  - 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
ER  -