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020			_a0316859893 [hardbound]
040			_aUniversity of Cebu- Banilad _cUniversity of Cebu- Banilad
100			_aAlder, Ken.
245			_aThe measure of all things : _bthe seven-year odyssey that transformed the world / _cKen Alder.
260			_aBrettenham House, Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN : _bLittle, Brown, _cc2002.
300			_axii, 466 pages : _billustrations and maps ;
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aContents: 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.
541			_xIsabelita Conales _yGeneral Education _zGeneral Education : Philosophy
546			_aEnglish
600			_a Delambre, J. B. J. _d1749-1822. _q(Jean Baptiste Joseph),
600			_aMéchain, Pierre, _d1744-1804.
650			_aArc measures _xHistory.
650			_aMeter (Unit) _xHistory.
942			_2ddc _cBK
998			_cLery[new] _d09/27/2018
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