The measure of all things : the seven-year odyssey that transformed the world / Ken Alder.
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TextPublisher: Brettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN : Little, Brown, c2002Description: xii, 466 pages : illustrations and mapsContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0316859893 [hardbound]Subject(s): Delambre, J. B. J. 1749-1822. (Jean Baptiste Joseph) | Méchain, Pierre, 1744-1804 | Arc measures -- History | Meter (Unit) -- History| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
General Education General Education : Philosophy
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