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Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World
Measure of the Earth The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World
Author: Larrie D. Ferreiro
In the early eighteenth century, at the peak of the Enlightenment, an unlikely team of European scientists and naval officers set out on the world?s first international, cooperative scientific expedition. Intent on making precise astronomical measurements at the Equator, they were poised to resolve one of mankind?s oldest mysteries: the true sha...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780465017232
ISBN-10: 0465017231
Publication Date: 5/31/2011
Pages: 376
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Publisher: Basic Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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