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Measure of All Things
Measure of All Things
Author: Ken Alder
This volume 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 fervour of the Revolution, two French scientists, Delambre and Mechain, were sent out on an expedition to measure the shape of the world an...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743244312
ISBN-10: 0743244311
Pages: 402
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Publisher: Free Pr
Book Type: Paperback
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