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The Measure of All Things
The Measure of All Things
Author: Ken Alder
Midst the chaos of the French Revolution, two astronomers set out in opposite directions from Paris to measure the world, one voyaging north to Dunkirk, the other south to Barcelona. Their findings would help define the meter as one ten-millionth of the distance between the pole and the equator. The Measure of All Things is the astonishin...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780316859899
ISBN-10: 0316859893
Publication Date: 9/12/2002
Pages: 480
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Publisher: Little, Brown
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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