The Measure of All Things - The Seven-Year Odyssey that Transformed the World
Author(s): Ken Alder
Amidst the fervour of the Revolution, two French scientists were sent on an expedition to measure the world and establish the metre, which was to be one ten-millionth the distance from pole to equator. As one went north and the other south, their experiences diverged just as radically.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Little Brown
- : Basic Books
- : 01 May 2002
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ken Alder
- : hardback with dustjacket
- : very good
- : 466
