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The Measure of All Things
The Measure of All Things
Author: Ken Alder
THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS tells the story of how science, revolutionary politics, and the dream of a new economy converged to produce both the metric system and the first struggle over globalization. Amidst the scientific fervor of the Revolution two French scientists, Delambre and Mechain, were sent out on an expedition to measure the sh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780349115078
ISBN-10: 0349115079
Publication Date: 6/3/2004
Pages: 480
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Publisher: Abacus
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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